And we know that these objects date from the time of Khafre and Khufu, and I think, my God, this was a great civilization. This was as great as it comes in terms of art and sculpture and building ...

Khufu had selected it ... It was near Heliopolis, basis of the cult of the sun god Re. Since there were already some tombs in Giza, the land had already been sanctified and so was fit for a ...

It was believed that the pyramids, by reflecting sunlight, connected the earth with the sky and the Pharaoh with Ra, the sun ...

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.

From that time on, the Sun God existed in a never-ending cycle of ... Pyramid - The Great Pyramid of Khufu. Pupils could research how the pyramids were built using the internet or school library.

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.