2560 BCE
Construction Of Giza
About this moment
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the Egyptian pyramids and the most famous landmark of the Giza pyramid complex in Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact. The Great Pyramid served as the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu ("Cheops"), who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.
People
- Theodoric the Great · 454 CE – 526 CE
- Alfred the Great · 849 CE – 899 CE
- Otto I the Great · 912 CE – 973 CE
- Abbas the Great · 1571 CE – 1629 CE