The pyramid of Khaefre looks taller because it is built on higher ground!
Although the great sphinx does not guard them the three pyramids close by are the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure.
The Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids are in Giza, Egypt.
The Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids are in Giza, Egypt.
The Sphinx
The sphinx protected the great pyramids of Giza and the pharaohs held inside.
No, it is not. The Sphinx is a giant statue of a lion with the head of a Pharaoh on it, in front of the largest of the three great Pyramids. It was likely intended as a sort of guardian for the pyramids.
Both the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramids are located in the archaeological site of Giza Necropolis, 15 miles south of Cairo. There are three pyramids, the Sphinx, cemeteries, an industrial complex and workers villages at this archaological site.
The three large pyramids, including the Great Pyramid, at Giza, also the site of the famous sculpture, the Great Sphinx.
sphinx, menkaure, Khufu are the three pyramids of Giza
Assuming your question is only related to Giza - The 'Giza Necropolis' stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramids known as the Great Pyramids, along with the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx. The Great Pyramids consist of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure. The Great Sphinx lies on the east side of the complex, facing east. The links below give more information.
It is part of the Giza Necropolis that stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three pyramids known as the Great Pyramids - The Pyramid of Khufu also known as The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along with the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx. Looking east: The central of the three pyramids is the Pyramid of Khafre to its left is the Great Pyramid [the Pyramid of Khufu] and to its right the Pyramid of Menkaure. Working east there is the pyramid of Khafre then Funerary Temple of Khafre which is linked by a cause way to the Great Sphinx which is facing east at the Temple of the Sphinx. The whole complex is at the village of Nazlet el-Samman about 20 km from Cairo.
where were the millions of limestone blocks for the three great pyramids quarried