Great Pyramid of Giza

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Architecture · c. 2580 BC–2560 BC · Giza · Africa

146 m — the world's tallest building for ~4,000 years; the last surviving Wonder

Great Pyramid of Giza — Nina · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Style: Ancient Egyptian art — Art for eternity: a strict canon of proportion, frontal poses, stone meant to last millennia
Century: 26th century BC

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Made around the same time (±30 years)

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