Pyramid of Khafre
The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren (Arabic: هرم خفرع, romanized: haram ḵafraʿ, IPA: [haram xafraʕ]) is the middle of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza, the second tallest and second largest of the group. It is the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC.
| Pyramid of Khafre | |||||||||||||
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| Khafre | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°58′34″N 31°07′51″E | ||||||||||||
| Ancient name | Wr Ḫa-f-re Wer Khafre Great is Khafre | ||||||||||||
| Constructed | c. 2570 BC (4th dynasty) | ||||||||||||
| Type | True pyramid | ||||||||||||
| Height | Currently: 136.4 metres (448 ft)
Original: 143.5 m (471 ft; 274 cu) | ||||||||||||
| Base | 215.25 metres (706 ft; 411 cu) | ||||||||||||
| Volume | 2,211,096 cubic metres (78,084,118 cu ft) | ||||||||||||
| Slope | 53°10' | ||||||||||||
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