Question

Compare and contrast the three Pyramids of Giza.

Answer 1

Menkaure is the smallest of the three. Khafre has a top of limestone and still hold some of its veneer. Khufu is the oldest and largest. It is believed that the slope of the sides was intended to mimic the sun rays. It is a true pyramid with a square base and four, triangular, sloping sides. It was made using cut stone blocks, which each weigh around 2.5 tons.

Answer 2

Mykerinos: of the pyramids in Giza is the smallest of the three. However, it was lined to a third of its height with a nobler material, the Aswan granite. It has a height of 66 meters and its base is just over 100 meters.

Cheops: is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids. Also known as the Great Pyramid, is the heaviest monument ever built by man. It has approximately 2.3 million blocks of rock, each weighing around 2.5 tons. More than 146 meters high.

Chefren: It is the second largest in Egypt, behind only the Cheops pyramid. It is currently the only one of the pyramids that still retains a small part of its old white limestone lining on top.