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Great Pyramids of Giza: Khufu (Cheops, ca.2600-2550 BC), Khafre (Chefren, ca.2575-2525 BC) and Menkaure (Mycerinus, ca.2525-2475 BC)

Viewview fr S: Menkaure, Khafre, Khufu, with smaller pyramids of queens
SiteGiza
LocationEgypt
Date2551-2472 BC
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodEgyptian Old Kingdom Period
Saskia No.Jea-0004
SourceGardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 3, plate 8
 Gilbert, Living with Art, 6th ed., chapter 3, plate 10
 Gombrich, The Story of Art, 16th ed., plate 31
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 3, plate 11
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 2, plate 17
 Margaret Lazzari, Exploring Art, 1st ed., chapter 11, plate 2
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 3, plate 12
 Trachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 20