Approaching the pyramid site. Left the great pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), to the right the pyramid of Khafre (Chephren).
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Note the hole in the front: the entrance.
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UFO landing on top of the pyramid.
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(Chephren pyramid) Personally, I prefer this pyramid over the Khufu one, although is a bit smaller (only 60cm or so). The white area on the top used to be part the smooth top layer, which covered the whole pyramid ones.
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"Very big, very old" (Camel owner, 1999 - quote from the Lonely Planet) This one hasn't any top layer left.
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East side of the pyramid. (looks very much like the north, south and west side.)
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Close up. Supprisingly, in contradiction to the Khufu pyramid, there's nothing preventing you from climbing this one...(although I didn't try.)
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Panoramic view of Giza town, viewed from between the pyramid of Khafre (Chephren, l), the great pyramid of Khufu (Cheops, barely visible right behind Khafre's pyramid) and the small pyramid of Menkaure (Mycerinus, r).
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