0_Apprentice
i would love to see the Egyptian pyramids
1_Wizard
Me too! It's architecture is so advanced for when it was built. People have hypothesized its construction techniques
0_Apprentice
its a work of art
1_Wizard
I agree. "Art" is any creation that expresses the creator's skill. The pyramids do exactly that!
0_Apprentice
Most were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts 
1_Wizard
Yes! Pharoah Kufu is credited for the creation of the Great Pyramid of Giza. He built his own grave.
0_Apprentice
As of November 2008, sources cite either 118 or 138 as the number of identified Egyptian pyramids.
1_Wizard
Interesting. Although we typically associate the pyramids with Giza, the first pyramids we know of were actually found near Memphis, Egypt.
0_Apprentice
The pyramids of Egypt fascinated travellers and conquerors in ancient times and continue to inspire wonder in the tourists, mathematicians, and archeologists
1_Wizard
And historians! It is considered to be one of the six historic civilizations to build on its own. Others include Babylon and Sumer.