Seven Quick Facts. Location: Giza, Egypt. Built: Around 2560 BC. Function: Tomb of Pharoah Khufu. Destroyed: Still stands today. Size: Height 480 ft. (146m). Made of: Mostly limestone. Other: Tallest building in the world till 1311 AD and again from 1647 to 1874. read more
The Giza pyramid complex (Arabic: أهرامات الجيزة , IPA: [ʔɑhɾɑˈmɑːt elˈɡiːzæ], "pyramids of Giza") is an archaeological site on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. read more
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are as follows: The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple Artemis at Ephesus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. read more