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The **Great Pyramid of Giza**, also called **Khufu's Pyramid** or the **Pyramid of Khufu**, and **Pyramid of Cheops**, is the oldest and largest of the three pyramis in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa, and is the only remaining member of the Seven[| Wonders of the Ancient World]. It is believed the pyramid was built as a tomb for Fourth[| ddynast] [|Egyptian] pharaoh Khufu(Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 year period concluding around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest[| man-made structure] in the world for over 3,800 years. Visibly all that remains is the underlying step-pyramid core structure seen today. Many of the casing stones that once covered the structure can still be seen around the base of the Great Pyramid. There have been varying scientific and alternative theories regarding the Great Pyramid's construction techniques. Most accepted construction theories are based on the idea that it was built by moving huge stones from a quarry and dragging and lifting them into place. There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest chamber is cut into the bedrock upon which the pyramid was built and was unfinished. A passage from the Grand Gallery leads to the Queen's Chamber, while an antechamber leads from the Grand Gallery to the King's Chamber. The sarcophagus of the King's Chamber was hollowed out of a single piece of Red Aswan granite and has been found to be too large to fit through the passageway leading to the chamber. Both the King's Chamber and the Queen's Chamber contains small shafts that ascend out of the pyramid.