The pyramids are giant tombs for pharaohs. There are about 108 pyramids in ancient Egypt. All are in the desert overlooking the River Nile.
The famous ones are at Giza. However, pyramid-building did not start at Giza, but to the south at a place called Saqqara.
They began as chambers cut down into the rock. But then a famous architect called Imhotep changed all that...
