Khufu
Americannoun
noun
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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
I was initially booked for Horizon of Khufu, but, being afraid of heights, I quickly switched.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
When viewed from the Sphinx, the sun sets between the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre during the summer solstice—though it remains unclear precisely how the ancient Egyptians oriented it this way.
From National Geographic • Dec. 19, 2023
Like Khufu and his descendants, the Pyramid kings of Egypt's fourth dynasty, the vigorous and efficient monarchs of the Ur-Nina dynasty of Lagash were apparently remembered and execrated as tyrants and oppressors of the people.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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