Who was the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?

 The ancient Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid of Giza was Pharaoh Khufu. 🏺🔺

👑 About Pharaoh Khufu:

• Greek name: Cheops (you may see this in older texts)
• Reign: Around 2589–2566 BCE (during Egypt’s Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty)
• Title: Second pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty
• He is known almost entirely for commissioning the Great Pyramid—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

🏗️ About the Great Pyramid:

• It is the largest of the three pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt.
• Originally stood at 146.6 meters (481 feet) tall; now about 138.8 meters (455 feet) due to the loss of outer casing stones.
• Made of over 2 million limestone blocks, each weighing 2–30 tons.
• Built as a tomb for Khufu, although no mummy has ever been found inside.
• It is aligned almost perfectly with the cardinal points (north, south, east, west).

🧩 Fun Fact:

• Despite his massive pyramid, very little is known about Khufu personally. Most of what we know comes from later historical accounts and a tiny ivory statuette found at Abydos—one of the few images of him that survives.