Wender·Vista
Great Pyramid of Giza
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileEgypt
on the Giza Plateau, west of Cairo

Great Pyramid of Giza

— — the only Ancient Wonder still standing.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one still standing. It rises on the Giza Plateau, eight miles southwest of central Cairo, on the edge where the city ends and the Western Desert begins. The limestone faces glow honey-gold in late afternoon. Below the pyramid the Nile valley starts in green; above it, the Sahara runs west for thousands of miles.

from the studio
Great Pyramid of Giza
— bring it home

Great Pyramid of Giza, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Great Pyramid of Giza

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Great Pyramid, Khufu's tomb, was built between roughly 2580 and 2560 BC during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. It stands 138.5 metres today, eroded down from an original 146.6 metres, and held the title of tallest human-made structure for nearly four thousand years. It sits on the Giza Plateau, west of the Nile, alongside the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Great Sphinx. The plateau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed in 1979.

— the stone

The pyramid is built of an estimated 2.3 million limestone blocks, most quarried locally from the Giza Plateau, with finer Tura limestone originally facing the exterior. The granite for the King's Chamber was floated downriver from Aswan, more than eight hundred kilometres south. The original casing, once polished smooth, was largely stripped in the medieval period for use in Cairo's mosques and walls. What remains is the core stone, which reads buff and warm gold in afternoon light.

— the visit

The Giza Plateau lies about thirteen kilometres southwest of central Cairo and is reached by taxi, the Cairo Metro and connecting bus, or by car from the new Grand Egyptian Museum two kilometres away. Site hours run roughly 8 AM to 5 PM, with separate tickets for the plateau and for interior entry to the Great Pyramid itself, capped daily. Late autumn through early spring carries the most comfortable weather. Summer afternoons on the plateau exceed 38°C.

— where
Egypt · Giza Governorate
— within
Giza Plateau
— position
29.9792° N · 31.1342° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km E
Great Sphinx
monumental statue
1 km SW
Pyramid of Khafre
pyramid
1 km SW
Pyramid of Menkaure
pyramid
2 km NE
Grand Egyptian Museum
museum
13 km NE
Cairo
capital city
N
Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Sphinx
Pyramid of Khafre
Pyramid of Menkaure
Grand Egyptian Museum
Cairo
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Great Pyramid of Giza — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The Great Pyramid was built between roughly 2580 and 2560 BC during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom, as the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu. It is about 4,600 years old.

The pyramid stands 138.5 metres today, eroded down from an original 146.6 metres. It held the title of tallest human-made structure on Earth for nearly four thousand years, until Lincoln Cathedral's spire surpassed it around 1311.

The other six Wonders, including the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Colossus of Rhodes, were lost to earthquakes, fires, or deliberate destruction over two millennia. The pyramid's mass and inland location have kept it intact for forty-six centuries.

The core is roughly 2.3 million blocks of limestone, most quarried on the Giza Plateau. The original outer casing was finer Tura limestone, since stripped. The King's Chamber interior is lined with granite floated downriver from Aswan.

Yes. A separate, daily-capped ticket grants entry through the Robbers' Tunnel to the Grand Gallery and the King's Chamber. The passage is steep and low; the chambers themselves are bare granite, with no inscriptions.

Late autumn through early spring, roughly November through March, carries the most comfortable weather. Summer afternoons on the plateau exceed 38°C. Early morning and late afternoon hold the warmest light on the limestone faces.

— about the piece in your home

Many of our customers buy it for someone who walked the Giza Plateau or studied Egyptology. The piece reads as the desert light on the limestone, not a postcard image. A Small or Medium carries well.

The piece sits well in warm desert-modern interiors, in libraries and studies with deep wood, and in jewel-tone Maximalist rooms. The honey-gold and indigo palette leads; the wall around it should stay quiet.

A single Large reads cleanly above a console. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural carries the wall; a 9-tile Mural anchors a larger room where the artwork is meant to lead.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for kitchens and bathrooms. Both are scratch-resistant and stable in steam. The Glossy finish lives in dry rooms — entryway, living room, study.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. Avoid abrasives and household solvents. The colour is held inside the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, and stays stable under normal household conditions.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio. There is no licensing in or out. Reid Wender chooses each place, and the work is hand-finished in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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