The Pyramid of Khafre or Chephren is Egypt’s second largest pyramid out of the ancient pyramids of Giza. It serves as the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre who ruled over Ancient Egypt from 2558 to 2532 BC. It has a base length of 215.5m and towers at 136.4m high. The pyramid is made out of limestone blocks that weigh over 2 tons each, which further adds to the mystery as to how the ancient Egyptians even built the pyramids in the first place. The pyramid is believed to have been opened and robbed by tomb robbers during the First Intermediate Period. Two entrances lead eventually to the pyramid’s interior burial chamber. The interior was first explored in modern times in 1818 by Giovanni Belzoni who hoped to find an intact burial but came up short with an open sarcophagus and its broken lid. The subsequent complete exploration was done by John Perring in 1837. If you visit today, you’ll be disappointed to know that it is completely empty inside, but at the end of the day, what matters is the journey and not the destination. And by that, we mean that the experience of actually walking into the burial chamber and exploring the interior is a much more meaningful one than just seeing a sarcophagus inside.