The sunset over the Giza Pyramids, as seen from Cairo.

When you see a sunset as spectacular as this it is easy to see why the ancient Egyptians through Giza was a special place. Everyone associated the city of Giza, the third-largest city in Egypt, with the Giza Plateau, which is the location of some of the best known monuments in the world…in Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx. There are, in fact, a number of other, smaller pyramids, temples, and structures at the site. Giza was an important location because of its proximity to Memphis, an ancient capital that translated to “the beautiful wall.”