King Khufu, who is also known by the greek name "Cheops," was the father of pyramid building at Giza. He ruled from 2589 - 2566 B.C. and was the son of King Sneferu and Queen Hetpeheres.

it is the Great Pyramid built by the Pharaoh Cheops—perhaps the most famous man-made building in the world—that remains the symbol of this distant civilization.The first time I entered the ...

The study suggests that the larger pyramids of Cheops and Chephren on the Giza ... exploring the use of hydraulic power in building the pyramids of Egypt. Archaeologists may look for signs of ...

Some time in March, in a chamber 400 feet below the tip of the Great Pyramid of Cheops, Egyptian and American scientists will set up a spark chamber to detect a component of cos mic rays called muons.

The northernmost and oldest pyramid of the group was built for Khufu (Greek: Cheops), the second king ... Kings were key in building pyramids, seeing themselves as links between gods and people.

Along with the enigmatic Sphinx and other smaller tombs and monuments, Giza has three principal pyramids: Khufu (originally 481 feet high, and sometimes called Cheops, or the Great Pyramid ...

When the British Army needed a big aerial for operations in Egypt, they anchored one end of it to the top of the Great Pyramid of Cheops ... of the biggest wooden building ever Soldiers' moods ...

You are now standing atop Khufu, 449 feet above the plateau. Until early in this century, this pyramid was the tallest building on earth. The wooden surveying tripod at the summit indicates the ...