The Pyramids

NAME: The great Pyramids of Giza

WHERE: They are located in Egypt

ARCHITECT: The architect is unknown.

USE: They were built as tombs for kings and other prominent figures.

MATERIAL: The Pyramids were built out of cut stone blocks.

FACTS: The Pyramids were the tallest buildings in the world until this century. It took 2.3 million stone blocks to complete this great monument. The Pyramids could be used as a sundial to tell the time. When the kings were buried they would be buried with all their treasures and their pets. The great Pyramid is 147 metres tall.                                                                                

  By Aoife and Colin