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Event wonder Middle East

Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE

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Largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, Egypt

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Landmark · Middle East

Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

The oldest and only surviving wonder of the ancient world

Standing in 2560 BCE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Dravidians Polity · South Asia 3000 BCE – 700 BCE Austronesians Polity · Oceania 3000 BCE – 400 BCE Great Pyramid of Giza Landmark · Middle East 2560 BCE – still standing Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing

Around the same time

The nearest dated moments on either side.

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