<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Great Pyramid of Giza </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Khufu </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 29 ° 58 ′ 45.03" N 31 ° 08 ′ 03.69" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.9791750 ° N 31.1343583 ° E ﻿ / 29.9791750; 31.1343583 Coordinates: 29 ° 58 ′ 45.03" N 31 ° 08 ′ 03.69" E ﻿ / ﻿ 29.9791750 ° N 31.1343583 ° E ﻿ / 29.9791750; 31.1343583 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ancient name </Th> <Td> Khufu's Horizon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Constructed </Th> <Td> c. 2580--2560 BC (4th dynasty) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> True pyramid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Material </Th> <Td> Limestone, granite </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 146.7 metres (481 ft) or 280 Egyptian Royal cubits 138.8 metres (455 ft) (contemporary) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Base </Th> <Td> Length of 230.34 metres (756 ft) or 440 Egyptian Royal cubits </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volume </Th> <Td> 2,583,283 cubic metres (91,227,778 cu ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Slope </Th> <Td> <P> 51 ° 52' ± 2' </P> Building details </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Record height </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tallest in the world from 2560 BC to 1311 AD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surpassed by </Th> <Td> Lincoln Cathedral </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> UNESCO World Heritage Site </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Part of </Th> <Td> Memphis and its Necropolis--the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Criteria </Th> <Td> Cultural: i, iii, vi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Reference </Th> <Td> 86 - 002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inscription </Th> <Td> 1979 (3rd Session) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> The Great Pyramid of Giza </Th> </Tr>

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