The
Giza pyramid complex (, , "
pyramids of Giza") is an
archaeological site on the
Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of
Cairo,
Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments includes the three
pyramid complexes known as the Great Pyramids, the massive
sculpture known as the
Great Sphinx, several cemeteries, a workers' village and an industrial complex. It is located approximately 9 km (5 mi) west into the
Libyan Desert from the
Nile river at the old town of
Giza, and about 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Cairo city centre. The pyramids, which have historically loomed large as emblems of
ancient Egypt in the Western imagination, were popularised in
Hellenistic times, when the Great Pyramid was listed by
Antipater of Sidon as one of the
Seven Wonders of the World. It is by far the oldest of the ancient Wonders and the only one still in existence.