The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest of the roughly 60 pyramids found on the west bank of the Nile. Composed of some 2.3 million stone blocks weighing 2.5 tons each, this pyramid today measures 230 meters on each side at the base and 137 meters high. Until the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this was the world's tallest structure.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest of the roughly 60 pyramids found on the west bank of the Nile. Composed of some 2.3 million stone blocks weighing 2.5 tons each, this pyramid today measures 230 meters on each side at the base and 137 meters high. Until the construction of the Eiffel Tower, this was the world's tallest structure.