Giza is a plateau southwest of modern Cairo which served as the necropolis for the royalty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Most famous for the pyramids of Khufu (completed c. 2560 BCE) Khafre (c. 2530 BCE) and Menkaure (c. 2510 BCE) and the Great Sphinx (built 2500 BCE), recent excavations on the plateau have revealed numerous private tomb complexes and workers' quarters.
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2589 BCE - 2566 BCEReign of King Khufu (Cheops), builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, in Egypt.
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c. 2560 BCEThe Great Pyramid of Giza is constructed by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops).
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2532 BCE - 2503 BCEReign of King Menkaure, builder of the third pyramid at Giza, in Egypt.
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c. 2530 BCEPyramid of Khafre is built at Giza.
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c. 2510 BCEPyramid of Menkaure is built at Giza.
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c. 2500 BCEThe Great Sphinx of Giza is built.
