Great Pyramid of Giza

Cairo, Egypt

Architectural postcard illustration of the Great Pyramid of Giza near Cairo, Egypt
An architectural postcard from the Living Atlas.

The oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built around 2560 BC as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu.

Why Atlas chose this place

Forty-five centuries old and still the purest geometry on earth — a mountain of limestone drawn with a single idea.

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