the second-largest pyramid at the Giza complex with a volume of 78,084,118 ft³. The Egyptian Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid also place in the top five for the world’s largest.

AFP/Getty Images The angular shape contrasts with the straight sides of the Red Pyramid just to the north. Reuters Visitors can now clamber down a 79m narrow tunnel from a raised entrance on the ...

A Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary is at the very top of the complex. A few of the largest pyramids by volume, including Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid, are also among the biggest by height.