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Pyramids of Giza Guide: Insider Tips from Egypt Residents

Pyramids of Giza Guide: Insider Tips from Egypt Residents
The Pyramids of Giza Where?  Giza in Egypt Visitors per year : about 14 million Wonder of the Ancient World  and  UNESCO World Heritage Site It’s about time we got to one of the oldest known sights in the world. At least as far as buildings are concerned. The pyramids of Giza have been standing in the middle of the desert for over 4,500 years and are the  only wonder of the ancient world  that still exists. Even the Romans called them ancient. The largest of them – the Pyramid of Khufu – was even  the tallest building in the world for almost 4,000 years . Until it was replaced by Cologne Cathedral in 1880. Fun fact about the pyramids of Giza : it is still not known exactly how the huge pyramids were built in the first place. With a huge ramp, a kind of crane or by aliens?