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Great Pyramid of Giza

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Great Pyramid of Giza

The oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World/Ancient Structures

Built around 2560 BCE as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu, the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years. It consists of an estimated 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing an average of 2.5 tonnes.

Measurements

Original height147 m
1,647Crayons
1,047Sunglasses widths
Base length230 m
256Arming swords
6,047Silver dollar diameters
1.3 tenthsBrooklyn Bridge lengths
Estimated mass6 billion kg
131 billionGolf balls
120 quintillionYeast cells
33 billionApples
Base area53,000 m²
265Movie screens
31,176Yoga mats
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