It was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu and was completed in c.2580 BC. Beside this, the largest of the pyramids, there are smaller ones for Khufu’s son and grandson as well as their various queens. Archaeologist’s estimate that is may have taken 100,000 men over a period of 20years to build the Great Pyramid. It was made from more than 2 milion stone blocks and ancient workers assembled those using basic ramps, rollers and levers to affix them together. It is thought that ships could see the beacon 31 miles away. It also was destroyed by earthquake in the 14th century.
