Until early in this century, this pyramid was the tallest building on earth. The wooden surveying tripod at the summit indicates the original height of Khufu, which was 481 feet. The top stones ...

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities recently relocated the 4,600-year-old Solar Boat of King Khufu from its site near the Great Pyramid of Giza to the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).