Modern estimates put it at 14 to 20 years
The Great pyramid of Khufu took 20 years to build. The actual time an individual pyramid took to build depends on its size.
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It took about 14-20 years and 10,000 slaves to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu as the Kafre pyramid is only marginally smaller probably about the same time.
Between 10-25 years per pyramid depending on the size of the structure. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is believed to have taken nearly 23 years.
It all depends on the size of the structure and the materials used. A small mud brick pyramid from the middle kingdom could be thrown up in a year. The great stone pyramid of king Khufu on the other hand is said to have taken 20 years to build.
No one knows exactly estimates range from 14 to 20 years. The Pharaoh Khufu builder of the Great pyramid is said to have reigned for 23 years and it thought the pyramid was completed before his death.
It is estimated that the Great Pyramid took 20 years to build.
About 20 years for the Great Pyramid other smaller pyramids take less time.
The names of the 3 pyramids at Giza are: The great pyramid = Khufu = Cheops The centre pyramid = Khafre = Chephren The smallest pyramid = Menkaura = Mycerinus The first name [eg Khufu] is the Egyptian name for the pyramid,the second name is the Greek name for the pyramid.The three "Great Pyramids" are from largest to smallest, the Pyramid of Cheops (or Khufu), the pyramid of Kharfe and the Pyramid of Menkarue.Great Pyramid of Khufu, Pyramid of Khafre & Pyramid of Menkaure.The details of the three main pyramids at Giza (there are 138 discovered in Egypt as of 2008) are as follows:Great PyramidName: 'Horizon of Khufu'Owner: KhufuMiddle pyramid (with casing still on its top)Name: 'Great is Khafre'Owner: KhafreLittle pyramidName: 'Menkaure is Divine'Owner: MenkaureMore information on pyramids available at the link below.The great pyramid = Khufu = CheopsThe centre pyramid = Khafre = ChephrenThe smallest pyramid = Menkaura = Mycerinus
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It all depends on the size of the structure and the materials used. A small mud brick pyramid from the middle kingdom could be thrown up in a year. The great stone pyramid of king Khufu on the other hand is said to have taken 20 years to build.
Most experts estimate the great pyramid was built in 14-20 years by the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Khufu (sometimes called Cheops) who ruled Egypt between 2598 and 2566 BCE. Not that he did it himself. He left that to his architect (tradition claims this was Khufu's cousin Hemiunu), priests, surveyors, scribes, skilled workers and thousands of slaves.