A short list
Facts
A compact set of sourced statements, with the disagreements left showing.
- Where
- A rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Al-Jīzah (Giza), in the wider Memphite necropolis.
- When
- 4th dynasty. Britannica’s Giza article: c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE. Its Great Pyramid article: c. 2543–c. 2436 BCE.
- The three
- Khufu (Cheops), northernmost and oldest; Khafre (Chephren), the middle pyramid; Menkaure (Mykerinus), southernmost and last.
- Khufu’s size
- Base averaging 230 m; original height 147 m; current height 138 m or 137 m, depending on which Britannica article you open.
- Inside
- No hieroglyphic texts, treasures or mummies in any of the Giza pyramids. The kings’ bodies have never been found.
- Visiting
- The interiors of all three are open, each with a separate ticket. Climbing is now illegal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Pyramids of Giza article dates the three pyramids to the 4th dynasty, c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE, on a rocky plateau on the west bank of the Nile near Al-Jīzah (Giza).1 Britannica’s separate Great Pyramid article dates Khufu’s 4th dynasty to c. 2543–c. 2436 BCE — a different range from the same publisher’s Giza article.2
The interiors of all three pyramids of Giza are open to visitors, each with a separate ticket, and climbing the pyramids is now illegal.1
The longer versions, with citations, are on the pages for the three, the interior and the fact-check log.