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Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza located?
A.Brazil
B.Mexico
C.Ethiopia
D.Egypt

Answer
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Hint:The Pyramid of Giza (Djoser) is the world’s oldest monumental stone building. Imhotep, who was also the pyramid’s architect served as pharaoh’s minister, astrologer and physician. The 4,700-year-old pyramid is 60 metres tall and is the oldest of the 7 wonders of the world.

Complete answer:
The Great Pyramid of Giza of Egypt is located 18.4 kms from Cairo and posed as the tallest building in the world for over 3800 years. It was built for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu and took about twenty years to get completed (around 2570 BC).
The three primary pyramids on the Giza plateau were built over the span of three generations by the rulers Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.
It’s basic core of 2,300,000 has blocks of granite and limestone. There are three chambers inside the pyramid. The lowest chamber hasn’t been finished. The other two chambers are higher up inside the pyramid and are called the Queen's Chamber and the King's Chamber.
Many theories have been postulated about what these pyramids represent: some that it functioned as a stairway for the pharaoh's ka to reach heaven, refer to a mound of creation or symbolize the rays of the sun reaching the Earth. Giza is the largest of the three pyramids.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:Contrary to popular beliefs, there are no hieroglyphic texts, treasures or mummies in the pyramids. The likelihood of any treasure to be found is less, as it might’ve been plundered in ancient and medieval times.