Although it is slightly smaller than Khufu’s, it sits on higher ground, making it look taller. circa 2490 B.C. Menkaure, after succeeding his father, places his pyramid next to Khafre’s and ...

Khafre's Pyramid is second to his father Khufu's Pyramid in size, but since it is built on higher ground and at a steeper angle (about 53°), it appears taller. It is 695 feet on a side at the ...

You start facing the Khafre Pyramid and the smaller Menkaure Pyramid to its left. Working around to the right, you can see, to the north, the Great Pyramid of Khufu; to the east, the plateau drops ...