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Pyramid of Khafre

a Pleiades place resource

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The Pyramid of Khafre is the second-largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids at Giza and served as the tomb of the pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), of the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/866839043

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
29.9769101, 31.1296934

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of the Pyramid of Khafre (2670 BC - 2168 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Pyramid of Khafre located at Giza (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
pyramid

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GeoNames 349500

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Built during the Fourth Dynasty ca. 2570 B.C., the Pyramid of Khafre now stands to a height of 136.4 meters and measures 215.28 meters (411 cubits) at the base. The original height is estimated at 143.5 meters (274 cubits).

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Pyramid of Khafre: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/866839043> [accessed: 25 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/866839043 |title=Places: 866839043 (Pyramid of Khafre) |author=Becker, J., T. Elliott |accessdate=April 25, 2024 5:36 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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