. The pyramids, standing as indisputable evidence, symbolize ancient Egypt's grandeur and mysteries.

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The Egyptian pyramids, primarily located in modern-day Egypt and Sudan, were built as tombs for the country's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods[1]. The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those at Giza, with the Pyramid of Khufu being the largest and the last of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence[1]. The pyramid's shape is thought to represent the primordial mound from which the Egyptians believed the earth was created, and the descending rays of the sun. The name for a pyramid in Egyptian is *myr*, which is preceded by three other signs used as phonetics, and its meaning is unclear, often translated as 'high place

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