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Documentaries and FilmsWhere to find serious archaeology alongside pure fiction. Which films are wort…
In Games and Pop CultureThe answer to the riddle is Egypt. Things get more interesting from there: gam…
Pronunciation of GizaThe place is pronounced with a soft s and a long i, not with ts. Where the har…
QuizSix questions about the site, each with a reason. Included are exactly the poi…

FactsDimensions, age, construction time, precision: the documented figures for the …
Curious FactsOnly three objects have ever been retrieved from the interior; one spent 70 ye…
For KidsIf you're looking for this, you're usually not a child. This guide covers what…

When they were builtAround 2,560 BC, according to common sources. Where this date comes from, why …
How old are they?Around 4,500 years. How this age is determined, why radiocarbon dates deviate …
Why they were builtAs tombs, yes, but that is only half the answer. What the shape means, what th…
Who is buried insideNo king has ever been found in any of the three pyramids. What was inside inst…
Discovery and ExcavationThey were never discovered, nor did they ever disappear. From the black powder…
HistoryEighty years of construction, four and a half millennia later. How a construct…
The PharaohsThree kings built at Giza; three others from the same dynasty did not. Who the…
TimelineFrom the first burials to the new visitor regulations of 2025: the key dates o…

PhotosSix views everyone knows, and where to find them. Why the three pyramids only …
Aerial viewsThe best shots don't come from drones, but from a military flight in 1936 and …
Sunrise and SunsetThe gate opens after sunrise and closes before sunset. In December, you miss n…
Drawing pyramidsAlmost every drawing makes the same mistake and uses an equilateral triangle. …
Original AppearanceNot just white and smooth. The valley temple lies beneath a modern neighborhoo…
Stone blocks up closeFrom two meters away, you see what no photo shows: fossilized sea creatures in…
At NightThe site closes before dusk. Where the night images come from, why the light i…
Pyramids and CityIn the pictures, there's desert all around, but in reality, the city begins ri…
ViewpointsFive viewpoints, five different pictures. What the panorama point shows, what …
Clipart and Free ImagesThe structure itself is free, but photos of it are not. Which archives give aw…
3D ModelsThe two mistakes that cause every school model to fail, the correct dimensions…

Ancient GraffitiEven when the pyramids were a thousand years old, visitors came and left their…
Cladding StonesThe pyramids were once smooth and dazzlingly white. Who removed the outer skin…
Historical PhotographsThe earliest images were taken just months after the invention of photography.…
Napoleon in EgyptA militarily failed campaign brought 150 scholars and a monumental work publis…
Orientation to the NorthThe sides of the Great Pyramid deviate from true north by only arcminutes. How…
Protection and SecurityFences, cameras, quotas, drone bans: Almost everything visitors experience as …
The Dream StelaA granite block tells of a dream, a bargain, and a buried Sphinx. What it says…
Where is the treasure?The chambers were empty before anyone described them. What was certainly insid…

What are the Pyramids?Royal tombs from the 26th century BC, not just three individual structures but…

The Seven Wonders of the WorldThe only surviving ancient wonder that was not even up for a vote in the 2007 …
Why they are importantFame and significance are two different things. What these structures prove ab…
Condition and ConservationWhat is missing, what remains, and what truly threatens the structures today: …
UNESCO World HeritageProtected since 1979, but not as a single site: what is actually inscribed, ac…

The Orion TheoryThree pyramids, three belt stars, one famous theory. What can be verified, whe…
New DiscoveriesThree levels separate fact from rumor: published, announced, retracted. What w…
Puzzles and SecretsBetween genuine research questions and sold mysticism lies a boundary. Which p…
Alternative TheoriesWho claims what, and what can be substantiated? From a patent filed in 1949 to…
In the Bible and the QuranThe short answer is no. More interestingly, why almost everyone assumes the op…