17. Great Pyramids (Menkaura, Khafre, Khufu) and Great Sphinx; Giza, Egypt; Old Kingdom, Fourth Dynasty c. 2550 - 2490 BCE; Cut limstone (1 янв 2550 г. до нашей эры – 1 янв 2490 г. до нашей эры)
Описание:
Afterlife was very important in Ancient Egypt, so the pyramids housed all the dead pharaoh's possessions1. maybe intended to represent a solid version of sun's rays
2. tallest structures for 4000+ years
3. edges are aligned with cardinal pits
Добавлено на ленту времени:
Дата:
1 янв 2550 г. до нашей эры
1 янв 2490 г. до нашей эры
~ 60 years
