Built King Khafre, the second famous Pyramids of Giza plateau, it is a good quality of small limestone templates. The pyramid seems to onlookers that the largest of the Great Pyramid of Khufu because it was built on the high-rises of about ten meters, or thirty-three feet from the surface upon which the pyramid of King Khufu.
Original height of the pyramid was is about 143.5 meters or 470.7 feet, but now it is 136.5 meters or 447.7 feet. As of each rib from the sides of the box that is a base of the pyramid of about 215.25 meters or 706.02 feet and have four sides with the base angle of 53.10 degrees.
The original layout of the pyramid was to be cut burial chamber under the ground and built the pyramid above. However, it has been moved to the south burial chamber under the pyramid.
For the pyramid two entrances and two ways Habtan on the north side, one of them leads to the burial chamber. The other hole is higher than the first at about sixteen meters or fifty-two and a half feet.
The top of the pyramid still retains Peixutea of polished white stone. The rest of the pyramid has eroded somewhat as a result of the poor quality of the stones used in the construction, although some lower parts of the pyramid still retains Bglafha granite. The top of the pyramid are missing and the ark of Khafre was made of gray granite and half of it is covered with a thick layer, which covers the floor of the room.
Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities opened Sunday, October 14, 2012, Pyramid of Khafre, one of the three Giza pyramids major, 6 archeological tombs to tourists after restoration.
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