Mind-Benders of Ancient Egyptian History
The tallest thing on Earth for nearly 3,800 years
When Khufu's builders finished the Great Pyramid of Giza around 2560 BCE it rose about 146 metres, and it stayed the tallest human-made structure anywhere on Earth for roughly 3,800 years — not surpassed until the central spire of England's Lincoln Cathedral was completed around 1311 CE.
How we know
Great Pyramid of Giza: original height ~146.6 m, completed c. 2560 BCE (reign of Khufu); world's tallest structure until Lincoln Cathedral's central spire (~160 m) was completed c. 1311 CE — an interval of ~3,800 years (2560 + 1311 − 1 = 3,870, conventionally rounded to 3,800).
One of many fact-checked wonders across eight traditions at The Spring of Wisdom.