pyramids

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a group of ancient pyramid-shaped structures built in Egypt as tombs (= places to bury people) for the Pharaohs (= kings of Ancient Egypt):

We went on a sightseeing tour to the pyramids at Giza.

So when were the Pyramids built?

It's thought that the Sphinx is older than the Pyramids.

We joined the crowds lining up to see the pyramids.

The first in the series examines how the pyramids were built.

Astonishingly, this tree - or what is left of it - was already 1,000 years old when the Pyramids were built.

stone structures in Egypt of a pyramid shape that were built in ancient times as places to bury important people, especially kings and queens