Khafre may be best known for his statues, and most famous among them is, of course, the Sphinx. Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of ...

Khafre's Pyramid is second to his father Khufu's Pyramid in size, but since it is built on higher ground and at a steeper angle (about 53°), it appears taller. It is 695 feet on a side at the ...

As one of the most famous Ancient Egyptian pyramids, the Pyramid of Khafre on the plateau of Giza has been a true wonder of the Ancient World ever since its construction around 2570 BCE.

It was near Heliopolis, basis of the cult of the sun god Re. Since there were already ... The next pharaoh, his brother Khafre, built a pyramid—as well as the Great Sphinx, some scholars claim ...