Where is the Valley Temple of Khafre Giza located? – Who built it? – Who was King Khafre? – Why was the Valley Temple of Khafre built? – How was the Valley Temple of Khafre built?   Originally used as a mortuary temple for King Khafre and his family members, the Valley Temple of Khafre […]

The third and smallest of the great pyramids at Giza is credited to the pharaoh Menkaure (Mycerinus in Greek). It is thought to have been completed at the end of the 26th century BC. Menkaure, like the builders of the other pyramids at Giza, ruled Egypt during the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom Period […]

The second largest pyramid at Giza and in Egypt was built for Khafre, the third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom Period of Ancient Egypt around 2540 BC. Khafre, also known in history by the Greek name Chephren, was the son of Khufu, who is the Great Pyramid and the grandson of […]