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x Bent Pyramid Bent Pyramid Sneferu Bent pyramid 29.7903 31.2092
The Bent Pyramid, located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, of Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu, is a unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, about 2596 BCE. This was the second pyramid built by...
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x Black Pyramid BlackPyramidOfAmenemhetIII Amenemhat III Pyramid 29.7917 31.2236
King Amenemhat III built the Black pyramid during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1640 BC). It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Originally named Amenemhet is Mighty, the pyramid earned the...
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x Great Pyramid of Giza Kheops-Pyramid Khufu   29.9792 31.1342
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt, and is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the...
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x Layer Pyramid Layer Pyramid.JPG Khaba      
The Layer Pyramid (known locally in Arabic as il-haram il-midawwar, Arabic: الهرم المدور‎, or Round Pyramid) is located in the necropolis of Zawyet el'Aryan. It is thought to be the tomb of Khaba, of the Third Dynasty, but this is based upon...
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x Mazghuna Restos de la pirámide sur     29.75 31.23333
Mazghuna (also known as Al Mazghunah or Al-Muzghumah), 5 km to the south of Dahshur (coordinates 29°45′0″N 31°14′0″E / 29.75°N 31.23333°E / 29.75; 31.23333), is the site of several mudbrick pyramids dating from the 12th Dynasty. The area was...
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x Meidum Pyramid of sneferu Meidum 01     29.3881 31.1569
Located about 100km south of modern Cairo, Meidum or Maidum (Arabic: ميدوم‎) is the location of a large pyramid, and several large mud-brick mastabas. The pyramid at Meidum is thought to have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the...
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x Pyramid of Ameny Qemau Plan de la pyramide Ameny Qemau   29.7817 31.2214
The Pyramid of Ameny Qemau is located in southern Dahshur. It was constructed in the 13th Dynasty by Ameny Qemau. Its upper structure has been completely robbed away but the substructure remains. It was discovered by Charles Arthur Musès in 1957....
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x Pyramid of Djedefre 453px-Abu_Rawash_Burial_Pit.jpg Djedefra   30.0322 31.0747
The Pyramid of Djedefre consists today mostly of ruins located at Abu Rawash in Egypt. It is Egypt's most northerly pyramid, and is believed to be built by Djedefre, son and successor to king Khufu. Originally it was thought that this pyramid had...
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x Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi Pyramide Djedkare elevation 2 Djedkare Isesi      
The Pyramid of Egyptian pharaoh Djedkare-Isesi was build at South Saqqara in the fifth dynasty. The translation of its ancient egyptian name is Beautiful is Djedkare. The pyramid was the first one to be built south of the main Saquara necropolis....
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x Pyramid of Djoser Setbacks on the Pyramid of Djoser Djoser Step pyramid 29.87116 31.21651
The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian) is an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his vizier Imhotep, during the...
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x Pyramid of Khendjer Pyramid of Khendjer.JPG     29.8322 31.2239
The Pyramid of Khendjer was built for the burial of Pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt during the 13th Dynasty. Located between the pyramid of Pepi II and the pyramid of Senusret III in South Saqqara, it was discovered by Gustave Jequier in 1929. The...
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x Pyramid of Neferefre A section of the pyramid of Neferefre at Abusir        
The burial pyramid of the Egyptian Pharaoh Neferefre (or Raneferef) is located at Abusir, Egypt. It was constructed in the Fifth dynasty of Egypt but never completed. Due to its unfinished state and lack of limestone casing the pyramid was never...
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x Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai Abousir Neferirkare 02 Neferirkare   29.895 31.2025
Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai is the second pyramid to be built at the necropolis site of Abusir, south of the Giza plateau, in Egypt. The pyramid of Neferirkare is the tallest of all pyramids constructed in Ancient Egypt during its Fifth Dynasty....
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x Pyramid of Sahure SahurePyramid Sahure      
The Pyramid of Sahure is an Ancient Egyptian pyramid located in Abusir, Egypt. The pyramid was built during the fifth dynasty by pharaoh Sahure. The pyramid was known in ancient Egyptian as "Sahure's soul shines" and was one of the first pyramids...
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x Pyramid of Senusret I The Pyramid of Senusret I. Senusret I      
The Pyramid of Senusret I is an Egyptian Pyramid built to be the burial place of the Pharaoh Senusret I. The pyramid was built during the twelfth dynasty of Egypt at el-Lisht, near the pyramid of his father, Amenemhat I. Its ancient name was...
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x Pyramid of Teti Pyramid of Teti Teti   29.8753 31.2217
The Pyramid complex of Teti is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, in Egypt. It was originally called Teti's places are enduring. The preservation above ground is very poor, and it now resembles a small hill. Below ground the chambers and...
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x Pyramid of Unas Pyramid of Unas Unas   29.8683 31.2147
The Pyramid Complex of Unas is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, near Cairo in Egypt. The pyramid of Unas of the Fifth Dynasty (originally known as Beautiful are the places of Unas) is now ruined, and looks more like a small hill than a royal...
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x Pyramid of Userkaf Userkaf's pyramid, with Djoser's step pyramid Userkaf   29.8736 31.2189
The Pyramid complex of Userkaf is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara. Constructed in dressed stone, with a core of rubble, the pyramid now resembles a conical hill just to the north of the Step Pyramid of Djoser Netjerikhet.
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x Red Pyramid Red Pyramid Sneferu   29.9756 31.1311
The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid is the largest of the three major pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis. Named for the light crimson hue of its exposed granite surface, it is also the third largest Egyptian pyramid, after those...
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x White Pyramid Plànol de la piràmide blanca o d'Amenemhet II Amenemhat II Pyramid 29.8056 31.2228
Located in the pyramid field at Dahshur, the White Pyramid of Amenemhat II is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone. The remaining limestone rubble has given rise to its modern name. In 1894 and 1895 Jaques...
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x Khafre's Pyramid Khafre's Pyramid Khafra   29.9761 31.1308
The Pyramid of Khafre is the second largest of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chephren). The pyramid has a base length of 215.25 m (706 ft) and originally rises to a height of 143.5 m (470.5...
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x Menkaure's Pyramid The Pyramid of Menkaure Menkaura   29.9725 31.1283
The Pyramid of Menkaure, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. Menkaure's Pyramid...
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x Haram el-Shawaf Haram el-Shawaf.JPG           Structure
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x Pyramid of Merenre Pyramid of Merenre.JPG Merenre Nemtyemsaf I         Structure
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x Pyramid of Pepi I Pepi I.JPG Pepi I Meryre         Structure
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x Pyramid of Pepi II Pepi II.JPG Pepi II Neferkare         Structure
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x Pyramid of Niuserre Pyramid of Niuserre.JPG Nyuserre Ini         Structure
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x Haram el-Shawaf Pyramide Djedkare elevation        
29°51′04″N 31°13′15″E / 29.85111°N 31.22083°E / 29.85111; 31.22083 Haram el-Shawaf (Arabic: حرم الشواف‎) (The Sentinel), located in south Saqqara in Egypt, is a pyramid complex built by Djedkare Isesi and was originally called Beautiful is...
 
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