One of these involves the location of the famous pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid, Khufu. Despite knowing where his tomb is (his tomb is the Great Pyramid itself), no one has ever been able to ...

King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

About 2,550 B.C., King Khufu, the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty, commissioned the building of his tomb at Giza. Some Egyptologists believe it took 10 years just to build the ramp that leads ...