In it, workers can be seen excavating the ground in front of the Menkaure pyramid, the smallest of the three pyramids at Giza, revealing a portion of its granite-covered base once buried beneath ...

Menkaure, also known as Mycerinus, ruled from 2490 - 2472 B.C.. He was king of the smallest of the three pyramids at Giza, and is believed to be Khufu's grandson.

“But, in my opinion, the task of restoring the granite casing of the Menkaure Pyramid is as significant and crucial as (any of them).” We’ve known about the casing that used to envelop the ...

The next generation followed the same pattern: Baufre, son of Redjedef, built his tomb outside of Giza, while Menkaure, Khafre’s son, built his in Giza. Each pharaoh who built in Giza did so in ...

Visitors take a ride below the Khafre Pyramid. You start facing the Khafre Pyramid and the smaller Menkaure Pyramid to its left. Working around to the right, you can see, to the north, the Great ...

Khafre, Khufu's son, lies entombed in the nearby Pyramid of Khafre. The third structure, the Pyramid of Menkaure, stands as the smallest of the Pyramids of Giza and was constructed by Khafre's ...