Pharaoh Khafre

Order to build the pyramid of King Khafre, famous in his name, which is the second famous Giza Pyramids Plateau
It was noted that the pyramid was built from inferior quality limestone blocks and small pyramid was covered with painted panels of limestone and is known you were writing or gold plates or not has still this cladding either by erosion or by thieves or by some Muslim rulers in the hope of access to the treasures of the king, the rest of the pyramid has eroded somewhat as a result of poor quality of the stones used in construction, although some lower parts of the pyramid still retains possess an granite. The top of the pyramid is missing

And still retain the top of the pyramid paneling of polished white stone. The pyramid appears to be larger than the Great Pyramid of Khufu because it was built on a promontory above about ten meters, or thirty-three feet from the surface upon which the pyramid of King Khufu.
Khafre pyramid was the name of the (great).

Was the original height of the pyramid is about 143.5 meters or 470.7 feet, but is now 136.5 meters or 447.7 feet high. As of each side of the square base measures 215.25 meters or 706.02 feet and the four sides with Al Qaeda angle 53.10 degrees.
The original plan was to cut a pyramid burial chamber under the ground and built the pyramid above. However, it was moved to the south burial chamber under the pyramid

The pyramid has two entrances and two descending passages on the north side, one leading to the burial chamber.
The other opening is higher than the first one about sixteen meters or fifty-two feet and a half
The ark of Khafre made of gray granite and half covered with thick layer which covered the floor of the room

A group of workers working near a statue of Menkaure pyramid of red Alkuatezit at a depth of 40 cm from the surface of the earth is believed to be due to the Old Kingdom also announced the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Egypt Tuesday.
The Secretary-General of the Council Zahi Hawass, "The statue does not have any inscriptions, which is difficult to determine his identity or age of the carving and sculpture, but a way to indicate it goes back to the Old Kingdom (2649 - 2513 BC)

"The statue is clearly the person who is not known is represented by sitting on the seat simple wearing a wig wide hanging on the shoulders and his right hand received in the right knee and holding something the left hand, they unfolded on the left thigh and the feet are neighbors, "said Hawass," The statue at altitudes of 49 centimeters has He suffered multiple fractures in the shoulder and chest and al-Qaeda and has also eroded simple in the face, what makes the facial features are incomplete, "The discovery of this statue as part of the development of the pyramids, which are currently set to regulate the entry of tourists and visitors to the area without exposing any damage and control security

 "The process of development in three stages over two of them and included were a fence around the area along the 18 kilometers and a half kilometer equipped with surveillance cameras in ordinary X-ray, infrared at night to determine the breakthroughs the area by visitors and locals, as the process involves changing the station waiting for buses and visitors with the establishment of some facilities facilitate the visit at the same time reduce the pollution caused by intensive visits her