The pyramids were build during a period when Egypt was one of the wealthiest and most dominant civilization in the world. But the pyramid’s age still not precise and still a going debates, some believe that they were built from about 2700 to 2500 BC. Many researchers believe that close to almost 100,000 workers contribute to build the pyramid. There are over 100 identified pyramids in Egypt. Most of them were built as worship places for the Egyptian pharaohs. Later not only worship place but also as a tomb for pharaohs. …show more content…
Pyramids are found are among the largest structures ever build. One of the largest of the three pyramids of Giza, known as the Great Pyramid, located in the west bank of the Nile River. The Great Pyramid was built for the Pharaoh Khufu. The sides of the pyramid average 755 feet, and its height was about 481 feet, built with over two million blocks of stone. The stones vary in weight from 2.5 tons to 50 tons, the total mass of the pyramid is estimated at 5.9 million tons. it took almost 100,000 workers constructed for over 20 years period, making it the largest man-made pyramid in the world for more than 3800