Tours: The Red Pyramid of Dahshur

Learn about the Red Pyramid of Dahsur.
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|-|A True Pyramid=
The Red Pyramid was built two kilometers to the north of the Bent Pyramid. It was so named due to the reddish limestone used in its construction.
The Red Pyramid reached a height of 105 meters. While the ground level of the Red Pyramid is lower than that of the Bent Pyramid, its height is virtually the same.
The task of making the pyramid a geometrical, true flat-face pyramid brought about yet another new design concept: the use of casing blocks.
|-|Always Aligned=
The descending corridor of the pyramid, which opens to the north, arrives at ground level, where two almost identical spectacular chambers with high ceilings are aligned north to south, and connected by a short horizontal passage.
In the south wall of the second chamber, accessed by a staircase, another corridor leads to the final chamber, which is built within the masonry of the pyramid itself, and aligned east to west.
|-|Lost Annexes=
The annexes of the Red Pyramid consist of a small funerary temple, Located to the east. A causeway presumably ran due east from the temple, but it has yet to be excavated.
|-|Sneferu's Final Rest=
The Red Pyramid was structurally sound, and once finished, marked a remarkable design milestone.
Finally successful in his attempts to buitd himself a suitable funerary monument, Sneferu knew his future beyond death was assured.
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