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Khufu

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Khufu (lived c. 2550 BC)

Egyptian king of Memphis, who built the largest of the pyramids, known to the Greeks as the pyramid of Cheops (the Greek form of Khufu).



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King Khufu, also called Cheops, had the magnificent, 481-foot-high Great Pyramid built from 2.
Nearly 4,500 years since it was erected, the Great Pyramid of Khufu is the last standing monument that was once counted as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
At 147 meters (481 feet), the tomb for King Khufu was the tallest structure on Earth for more than 4,000 years.
 
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