PIRÁMIDES DE GIZA: KEOPS KEFRÉN Y MIKERINOS ESFINGE
PIRÁMIDES DE GIZA: KEOPS KEFRÉN Y MIKERINOS ESFINGE, Pirámides de Giza: Keops Kefrén y Mikerinos Esfinge y Barca Solar Giza o Guiza en árabe الجيزة Al Ŷīza pronunciado Al Gīza en dialecto egipcio es una ciudad de Egipto en la orilla occidental del río Nilo situada a unos 20 km al sudoeste del centro de El Cairo y que hoy de hecho forma parte del área metropolitana de la capital egipcia Es la capital de la gobernación del mismo nombre Es célebre en el mundo porque en sus cercanías se encuentra la meseta de Guiza lugar donde hace unos 4 600 años se erigieron las tres grandes pirámides de la dinastía IV Giza forma parte de la gran necrópolis de Menfis que se extendía a lo largo de más de 40 kilómetros y era conocida en el Imperio Antiguo de Egipto con el nombre genérico de Her necher la Necrópolis o Imentet Occidente Cada una de las tres grandes pirámides tenía su propio nombre que designaba también a la necrópolis que la circundaba El horizonte de Keops Kefrén es grande y Micerino es divino Durante el reinado de Keops fue cuando la meseta de Giza alcanza gran relevancia Existen varios tipos de sepulturas en Giza como mastabas e hipogeos destinadas a miembros de la familia reinante altos dignatarios o sacerdotes Las pirámides que custodiaron los restos de los faraones formaban parte de amplios complejos funerarios con templos otras tumbas y pirámides menores Al Este de la pirámide de Keops se construyeron las denominadas pirámides de las reinas de casi 50 metros de lado y 30 de altura para servir de tumbas a su madre Hetepheres y a sus esposas Merytites y Henutsen En el año 1992 se descubrió parte de otra pirámide situada al sudeste de la Gran Pirámide con base cuadrada de 23 metros de lado y unos 12 metros de altura con tan sólo los restos de las tres primeras hileras de piedra 2 Giza Giza or Gizah Arabic الجيزة transliterated al Gīzah; pronounced in the Cairene dialect of Egyptian Arabic eg Gīza; also sometimes rendered in English as Gizeh Ghizeh or Geezeh is a town in Egypt on the west bank of the Nile river some 20 km southwest of central Cairo and now part of the greater Cairo metropolis It is the capital of the Al Jizah Governorate and is located near the northeast border of this governorate in coordinates 29°59′00″N 31°08′00″E It is located right on the banks of the Nile River Its population is 4779000 1998 Giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau: the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures including the Great Sphinx the Great Pyramid of Giza and a number of other large pyramids and temples The Great Pyramid of Giza was once advocated 1884 as the location for the Prime Meridian a reference point used for determining a base longitude History Gizas most famous archaeological site the Giza Plateau holds some of the most astonishing monuments in Egyptian history Once thriving with the Nile that flowed right into the Giza Plateau the Pyramids of Giza were built overlooking the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis which was near modern day Cairo The Giza Plateau is also home to many other Ancient Egyptian monuments including the tomb of Pharaoh Djet of the First dynasty as well as that of Pharaoh Ninetjer of the Second dynasty The city itself has seen some changes over time Changes in infrastructure during the different occupations of Egypt by various rulers including the British in the 19th and early 20th century focused on the construction of roads streets and buildings in the area It is commonly misunderstood that the Giza area is a complete desert area; however Giza has become a thriving centre of Egyptian culture and is quite heavily populated with many facilities and buildings in the current area Giza saw much attention in particular to its vast amount of ancient Egyptian monuments found on the Giza Plateau and has astonished thousands of visitors and tourists over the years Gizas infrastructure saw much attention from both the British government prior to the 1952 coup detat as well as the current Egyptian government due to the citys importance in tourism Parts of Giza include Alharam famous in the past for its night clubs Zamalek predominantly populated by middle class Egyptians and relatively recently overpopulated Almohandeseen Texto: Wikipedia