ocr: Great. Pyramid, Egypt About the Great Pyramid The Great Pyramid was built around 2600B.C.E.as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu. Approximately 2,300,000 blocks of stone went into the pyramid, each weighing 2.5 tons. One of the wonders of the ancient world and the largest of the pyramids of Giza, it is a masterpiece of design and construction. The Great Pyrami id was originally 471 feet GREAT PYRAMID (143 m) high and the length ofits base was 756 feet (230 m).
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