Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau: view from a Mena village of the Great Pyramid on the right with the Pyramid of Khafre on the left
Artist/Photographer | Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952) |
Country | Egypt |
City | Giza |
Subject Date | -2509 |
Image Date | 1930 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Egyptian |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | DK/E/71/3 (DKN/E/156) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Pyramids ; Villages ; Archaeological sites |
NOTES: The Great Pyramid of Giza, also known as the Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops, is the oldest, dating from 2590 BC, and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis. The Pyramid of Khafre, also known as the Pyramid of Chephren, is the second oldest and dates from 2550 BC.
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