26th Century BC in Architecture - Buildings

Buildings

  • c. 2580 BC the Pyramid of Khufu, the oldest and largest of the three great pyramids in the Giza Necropolis, is completed
  • c. 2532 BC the Pyramid of Khafre, in the Giza Necropolis, is completed
  • the Pyramid of Menkaure, in the Giza Necropolis, is completed
  • the Great Sphinx of Giza is completed

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