Khafre, the Great Sphinx, and the shaping of the Giza necropolis (c. 2558–2532 BCE)

1. Khufu establishes the first Giza pyramid complex

   Jan 1, 2589 BCELabels: Khufu, Great Pyramid, Giza Necropolis

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

2. Khafre succeeds Djedefre as 4th-Dynasty king

   Jan 1, 2558 BCELabels: Khafre, Fourth Dynasty, Djedefre

   • Britannica
   • Khafre

3. Construction of Khafre’s pyramid begins at Giza

   Jan 1, 2558 BCELabels: Khafre, Khafre Pyramid, Giza Plateau

   • Britannica
   • Khafre Pyramid

4. Khafre’s causeway links valley and mortuary temples

   Jan 1, 2555 BCELabels: Khafre, Causeway, Mortuary Temple

   • Khafre Pyramid
   • Britannica

5. Megalithic Valley Temple erected for Khafre

   Jan 1, 2555 BCELabels: Valley Temple, Khafre, megalithic architecture

   • Britannica
   • Khafre Pyramid

6. Diorite royal statuary installed in Valley Temple

   Jan 1, 2552 BCELabels: Diorite Statues, Valley Temple, Khafre

   • Britannica
   • Khafre Statue

7. Great Sphinx carved from Giza bedrock

   Jan 1, 2550 BCELabels: Great Sphinx, Khafre, Giza Bedrock

   • Britannica
   • NatGeo

8. Sphinx Temple built beside Khafre’s Valley Temple

   Jan 1, 2550 BCELabels: Sphinx Temple, Valley Temple, Giza Plateau

   • Khafre Pyramid
   • Smithsonian

9. Khafre’s mortuary temple anchors the pyramid’s east side

   Jan 1, 2549 BCELabels: Mortuary Temple, Khafre, East Side

   • Khafre Pyramid
   • Britannica

10. Menkaure adds the third major pyramid to Giza

    Jan 1, 2532 BCELabels: Menkaure, Third Pyramid, Giza Plateau

    • UNESCO
    • Britannica

11. Thutmose IV erects Dream Stele after clearing sand

    Jan 1, 1401 BCELabels: Thutmose IV, Dream Stele, Great Sphinx

    • Dream Stele
    • Sphinx

12. Auguste Mariette discovers major Khafre statue

    Jan 1, 1860Labels: Auguste Mariette, Khafre Statue, Valley Temple

    • Khafre Statue

13. Giza pyramid field inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage

    Jan 1, 1979Labels: Giza Pyramid, UNESCO, Memphis Necropolis

    • UNESCO