Giza Pyramid Complex
The Giza Necropolis stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments is located some 8 km (5 mi) inland into the desert from the old town of Giza on the Nile, some 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Cairo city centre.
One of the monuments, the Great Pyramid of Giza, is the only remaining monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Giza Valley Plateau consists of 11 Pyramids, 4 Valley Temples, 3 Mortuary Temples, 3 Procession ways, and the Great Sphinx.
a: Pyramid of Cheops
b: Queens' pyramids
c: Western cemetery
d: Eastern cemetery
e: Remnants of the valley temple of Cheops
f: Pits for the solar ships
f1: Museum for the solar ships
g: Pyramid of Chephren
h: Mortuary Temple of Chephren
i: Causeway
j: Sphinx
k: Valley Temple of Chephren
l: Sphinx temple
m: Monument of Queen Chentkaue n: Pyramid of Mykerinos
o: Mortuary temple of Mykerinos
p: Remnants of the causeway
q: Remnants of the valley temple
Aerial View, Giza Plateau
Man Finds a Hidden Passage to Great Pyramids Beneath His House
Epoch Times - January 12, 2015
The Pyramids at Giza are among the world's most famous ancient buildings, but there are still many mysteries surrounding them. Until recently, one thing that has confounded experts is where a covered passageway leading to the Great Pyramid referenced by the Greek historian Herodotus could possibly be.
They need not wonder any longer, as a guy found it under his house. The man was illegally digging on his property in a village near Giza when he came upon a tunnel made of large stone pieces. Archaeologists soon arrived on the scene and confirmed that he'd dug down to the corridor that leads to the Pyramid of Khufu as it is sometimes known. The causeway currently lies about 30 feet under the ground's surface. Prior to this, excavations and searches performed over a number of decades had only turned up fragments of the underpass.
Not only does the discovery confirm the passageway referenced by Herodotus in the 5th century B.C. exists, it suggests the location of the undiscovered Valley Temple is at its terminus. Archaeologists now believe that the adjoining structure is located somewhere beneath the village Nazlet el-Samman.
