# Great Pyramid of Giza

Cairo, Egypt

Raised around 2600 BCE as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, this colossus of roughly 2.3 million limestone blocks stood as the tallest structure on Earth for nearly four thousand years. It is the last surviving Wonder of the ancient world.

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Coordinates: 29.97917, 31.13417

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