Pyramid of Khafre

Constructedc. 2550 BCTypeTrue pyramidHeightCurrently: 136.4 metres (448 ft)
Original: 143.5 m (471 ft; 274 cu)Base215.25 metres (706 ft; 411 cu)Volume2,211,096 cubic metres (78,084,118 ft)Slope53°10'

The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the middle of the three Ancient EgyptianPyramids of Giza, the second tallest and second largest of the group. It is the only pyramid out of the three that still has cladding at the top. It is the tomb of the Fourth-DynastyPharaohKhafre (Chefren), who ruled c. 2558−2532 BC.