Khufu
Americannoun
noun
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For a man who considers himself the greatest builder the world has ever known — move over, Pharaoh Khufu!
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
An imitation of the nearby pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the museum's triangular glass structure was designed by the Irish firm Heneghan Peng Architects.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Near one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza - Egypt is officially opening what it intends as a cultural highlight of the modern age.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
Pharaoh Khufu was the first Egyptian king to build a pyramid in Giza, a project he began in circa 2550 B.C.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 20, 2023
Sound and pictures were on them, impressed there by a triumphant science so long ago that the code of Hammurabi or the hieroglyphs of Khufu seemed by comparison like yesterday’s newspaper.
From The Record of Currupira by Robert Abernathy
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