Posts Tagged "pyramids"

I spent today visiting the pyramids at Giza and Saqqara. The Giza pyramids are the most famous ones, and what most people think of when referring to Egyptian pyramids, but they are far from the only pyramids in Egypt.

The Giza necropolis (burial grounds) consists of the three large pyramids for the pharaohs Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure), six smaller queens’ pyramids, and the Sphinx.

Panorama of the Giza Pyramids (from left to right Queens’ Pyramids, Menkaure’s Pyramid, Khafre’s Pyramid, Khufu’s Pyramid, and Queen Hetephere’s Tombs)

The Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx

The Sphinx

Kufu’s Pyramid (The Great Pyramid)

Khafre’s Pyramid

Menkaure’s Pyramid and the Queens’ Pyramids

Saqqara was the necropolis for Memphis, a capital of ancient Egypt, and is about 10 miles (17km) from the Giza pyramids.…