Giza Pyramid
smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid and small Mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for
nobles. There was a town for the workers of Giza, which included a cemetery, bakeries, a beer factory and a copper melting complex
Giza's Materials
The Great Pyramid consists of more than 2.3 million limestone blocks. The Egyptians got the majority of the limestone blocks from a
nearby quarry. The Tufa limestone, used for the casing, was quarried across the river. The largest granite stones in the pyramid,
found in the "King's" chamber, weigh up to 80 tonnes and were transported more than 900 kilometers away from Aswan.
King's Chamber
At the end of the lengthy series of entrance ways leading into the interior is the structure's main chamber, the King's Chamber. The