PM Modi tours Egypt's iconic Pyramids built by ancient Pharaoh's
Cairo, Jun 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made an unscheduled trip to the Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World built more than 4,000 years ago and among the most recognisable tourist icons in the world like the Taj Mahal or the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The largest of the three Pyramids -- built on a rocky outcrop just outside Cairo -- is the Great Pyramid, soaring to a height of 146.5 metres or 481 feet. It was built by Pharaoh Khufu, the ruler of Egypt at the time. Qutub Minar in New Delhi,built in the early 13th century is 72.5 metres (238 feet) high.
All three pyramids were built between 2600 BC and 2500 BC during the rule of the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Ancient Egyptian history is divided into three main periods, Old Kingdom (about 2700 to 2200 BC), Middle Kingdom (2050 to 1800 BC) and the New Kingdom (1550 to 1100 BC).
