At the time of its erection, its surroundings were the set of an engangement between the First Doctor, the Monk and the Daleks. At the "west angle of the Great Pyramid" there was the release of Steve and Sara, hostages of the Daleks, in exchange for the taranium core. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) Napoléon Bonaparte visited the Great Pyramid in 1798. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)