Information about Dahshur Pyramids
Dahshur is one of the unusual things to do in Cairo that can be covered by the regular Cairo Day Tours. during the discovery of Dahshur and Dahshur Pyramid, they found the remains of seven pyramids, the tombs built for queens and nobility from Memphis up to the 13th Dynasty in the Middle Kingdom.
Dahshour archaeological area has the last two pyramids constructed in Dahshur finally destroyed by the ravages of time, such as the Black Pyramid (12th Dynasty), which is badly damaged.
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Dahshur is the homeland of two of Egypt's best-preserved pyramids. Both of them were built during the reign of King Sneferu, founder of the 4th Dynasty, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur are considered massive evidence of the architectural development that finally lead to the construction of the Great Pyramid of King Cheops and the pyramids of his short successors at Giza.
The Bent Pyramid is the first of Dahshur pyramids to be constructed under King Sneferu, It was the first attempt from the ancient Egyptians to a built smooth-sided pyramid, but miscalculations in the distribution of the cut rocks occurred causing the angle of the pyramid not to be right, and that's why it is called “The Bent Pyramid", this pyramid was never used by the King who started another ambitious plan right away.
When you visit Dahshur, you will not just spend your time taking photos, tourists will have access to both of the remaining burials of King Senfru, the red and the bent pyramid.
King Sneferu ordered the building of the second pyramid of Dahshur, the Red Pyramid learning from his mistakes. Once completed, the pyramid was considered to be a success, as it was fully constructed, smooth-sided, and rising to a height (of 104 meters). The Red Pyramid’s name comes from its red limestone. It is believed to be the resting place of King Sneferu.
The Red Pyramid
Immediately after King Sneferu’s death, the third pyramid by his son Khufutowas was fabricated by his own legacy, built to us The Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the world.
Several tombs of royal women were found, located close to the pyramid of the 12th Dynasty containing a large amount of jewelry (the highest stage of metalworking in Egypt during this time period). The pyramid of Senusret III with smaller pyramids of royal women. Massive cemeteries of officials of the Old Kingdom and the Middle Kingdom have been found around Dahshur's pyramids. Egypt's royal necropolis during the reign of the 12th Dynasty king Amenemhat II was Dahshur.
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