The monuments
Three pyramids rise above the desert, with smaller queens’ pyramids, ruined temples and the Sphinx on the eastern side.
Instant Giza BETA
Explore the pyramids and the Sphinx on the Giza plateau.
Three pyramids rise above the desert, with smaller queens’ pyramids, ruined temples and the Sphinx on the eastern side.
Free · no account · works on PC, tablet and phone
What you can do
The plateau circuit
Follow the marked circuit, or leave the race to explore freely. Play alone or with two players on one keyboard.
A tour and a quest
Take a flight over the site with short explanations of its landmarks, or find your walking group before the tour leaves.
On the map
- 1
🔺 Great Pyramid of Khufu
The largest of the three main pyramids. Most of its smooth outer casing has been lost.
- 2
🔺 Pyramid of Khafre
The second great pyramid retains pale casing stones near its summit.
- 3
🔺 Great Sphinx
A limestone lion with a human head guards the eastern side of the plateau.
- 4
🔺 Pyramid of Menkaure
The smallest of the three main pyramids stands beside three much smaller pyramids.
About Giza
- Period
- The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, in the third millennium BC
- Pyramids
- Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure
- Setting
- The desert plateau west of the Nile
- In the game
- A simplified model of the site. The visitor circuit is drawn by hand; surrounding map data comes from OpenStreetMap.
Read more: History and background.
Ready to go?
Play Instant GizaStill in development: expect some rough edges.