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Khafre's Pyramid Pictures
Khafre's Pyramid was originally 215 m square and 143.5 m high. It is the only one of the Giza Pyramids to retain some of the casing at it's summit.
This view shows the Northern face.
Khafre's Pyramid veiwed from the Mortuary Temple of Menkaure's Pyramid.
Khafre's Pyramid veiwed from it's Mortuary Temple on the East side.
Khafre's Pyramid has two entrances, one in the limestone pavement surrounding the Pyramid and one in the side. The photograph shows the point where the two passages meet. At this point both are carved from the bed rock.
On the South wall of the main chamber of Khafre's Pyramid is the name of Giovanni Belzoni an Italian adventurer who in 1818 became the first to enter the Pyramid in modern times.
The Burial Chamber of Khafre's Pyramid is carved from the bedrock with limestone slabs forming a gabled roof. It is 14 m long east to west and 5 m north to south and 6.8 m high. The granite sarcophagus lies sunken into the floor on the west wall.
Close up of Khafre's Granite Sarcophagus which was found with its lid removed and empty by Belzoni.
To produce a flat base for the Khafre Pyramid the builders had to cut into the plateau to a depth of 10 m at the North West corner. The photograph shows the wall of the cutting and the flattened ground.
Looking towards Khufu's Pyramid an area in the forground shows where blocks of limestone have been quarried.
