Greater Cairo
Dahshur pyramids
أهرامات دهشور
Sneferu's Bent and Red pyramids, the experiments that led to the Great Pyramid.
Dahshur, south of Saqqara, preserves two pyramids built by King Sneferu, father of Khufu: the Bent Pyramid, whose angle changes partway up, and the Red Pyramid, regarded as the first successful smooth-sided true pyramid. Together they show the experiments that led to the Great Pyramid at Giza, in a quieter desert setting with fewer visitors.
Highlights
- The Bent Pyramid and its change of angle
- Inside the Red Pyramid's corbelled chambers
- Quiet desert views between the two
Good to know
- The descent into the Red Pyramid is long and steep.
Ways to experience it:Historical & archaeological
- Suggested visit
- Half day
- Coordinates
- 29.8000°N, 31.2333°E (approximate)
- Status
- Editorial draft · unverified
- Sources
- UNESCO World Heritage List — Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
- Wikidata — Dahshur (Q685414)
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