While reading about Zenobia I've become a History.com junkie and love to read all the articles on Ancient history and especially Ancient Egypt where Zenobia spends the last part of book one Zenobia- Birth of a Legend and almost all of Zenobia - Challenging a Legend, book two. One of my favorite things about history.com is the Did you know? section. Here are some interesting facts about The Great Pyramid of Giza:
Did You Know? The Great Pyramid of Giza was so ahead of its time that it stood as mankind’s most significant architectural achievement for several millennia. Built in 2560 B.C. for the pharaoh Khufu, the structure consists of some 2.3 million stone blocks and took an army of workers 20 years to complete. Not only is it the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is the only one still standing. Perhaps most astonishing of all, at 481 feet tall (now 456 feet after centuries of erosion) the Great Pyramid stood as the world’s tallest structure for over 3,800 years.
Interesting fact I took from the History.com video above is the base of The Great Pyramid is a square with each side measuring 756 feet. That can fit nearly 10 football fields.
Read where Zenobia visit the pyramids in Zenobia - Birth of a Legend, book one, chapter 29.
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