What is the largest pyramid in Egypt?

The story behind the answer

Great Pyramid of Giza is correct because it’s the largest and tallest pyramid in Egypt, built for the pharaoh Khufu around 2550 BCE. Originally about 146.6 meters (481 ft) tall with a base of roughly 230 meters per side, it contains an estimated 2.3 million limestone blocks. The nearby Pyramid of Khafre can look taller because it sits on higher ground, but it’s actually smaller.

As the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid crowned a vast funerary complex aligned with celestial bodies, reflecting Egyptian mastery of engineering and cosmology. Memory tip: “Great Pyramid = greatest in Egypt,” and “Khufu = huge-fu.”