All three major pyramids of the Giza complex photographed together, showing Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure aligned along the plateau. The precise orientation
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All three major pyramids of the Giza complex photographed together, showing Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure aligned along the plateau. The precise orientation of these structures to cardinal directions, with deviations of less than 3/60th of a degree, remains one of the most impressive feats of ancient surveying.
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