most scholars seem to think it was for funeral services
well king khufu paid the people who built the pyramid it took years. it was built as a burial place for Khufu.
The Pyramid of Khafre The Pyramid of Khafre
Yes. Pharaoh Khafre presided over the construction of his mausoleum, the Khafre Pyramid.
Yes most likely you would have seen the Great Pyramid already built and the second pyramid of Khafre under construction.
The pyramid of Khafre has three entrances. One entrance is on the exterior of the pyramid, and the other two are interior entrances. The construction plans changed while the pyramid was being built, and so it was given a second entrance to accommodate the new layout.
the pharaoh Khafre well he didn't do it himself he got his chief architect to draw up the plans and thousands of slaves to do the actual work!
The pyramid of Khafre was built by thousands of slaves
It was built in Giza, Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Kufu) was built first, during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. It is the largest of the three pyramids at the Giza pyramid complex. The Pyramid of Khafre was built next, with Khufu's son, Pharaoh Khafre, as its builder.
circa 2490 b.c
The Pyramid of Khafre The Pyramid of Khafre
Khafre sometimes known as Chephren
He is one of Khufu's sons. He built a smaller pyramid next to the Great Pyramid which is father built.
They were built by the pharaohs as their tombs - The Pyramid of Khufu. The Pyramid of Khafre. The Pyramid of Menkaure.
About 6,000 to 10,000 people.
khafre built the pyramids and the sphinx
It thought that the Sphinx at Giza was built by Khafre builder of the 2nd pyramid
No the tallest is the Great Pyramid of Khufu at 146m. Khafre's pyramid is shorter at 133m. It looks taller because it was built on an outcrop of rock.