Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid, formally Sneferu Shining in the North, and also known as the Shining Pyramid, is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located in Giza, about 650 meters south of the Pyramid of Djoser and 2 kilometers north of the Bent Pyramid.Assassin's Creed: Origins
Built by Sneferu, a pharaoh of the , the Red Pyramid was the third pyramid he built, following the Medium and Bent Pyramids, and ultimately served as his tomb. The Red Pyramid is believed to be Egypt's first successful attempt at constructing a true smooth-sided pyramid, being the first to utilize casing blocks.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Discovery Tour – "The Red Pyramid of Dahshur" – A True Pyramid
==Description==
The pyramid rises from the desert at an angle of inclination of 42 degrees to an elevation of 105 meters. It is the third largest pyramid in Egypt after the Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Pyramid of Khafre, both at Giza. The pyramid is surrounded by a funerary complex that includes a ruined mortuary temple on the eastern side of the pyramid and an enclosure wall.
The remains of the mortuary temple have long been used by local people as place to socialize. Located just west of the pyramid is a deep open shaft full of water at the bottom, under which lies a submerged passageway that connects with the interior of the pyramid.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Discovery Tour – "The Red Pyramid of Dahshur" – Lost Annexes
==History==
The Medjay Bayek of Siwa explored the tomb in 48 BCE, helping the scholar Merkes to look for an ancient artifact that might help solve the mystery of Sneferu's pyramid. The artifact, revealed to be a model replica of the pyramid, was inserted into the pyramidion at the top of the pyramid with the other model replicas of the Bent Pyramid and the Medium Pyramid, revealing the location of temple ruins, built above Sneferu's secret vault.Assassin's Creed: Origins – Secrets of the First Pyramids
==Trivia==
*The Red Pyramid is so named because of the warm hues of the iron-rich limestone used in its construction.
*The Red Pyramid was not always red but was once cased in fine white limestone.
*A pyramidion was discovered next to the real-life Red Pyramid at , where it is now on display. It is possible it was never used, since the angle of inclination of the pyramidion differs from that of the pyramid itself.
==Gallery==
AC Origins Red Pyramid Pyramidion .jpg|Detail of the pyramidion or 'benbenet' of the Red Pyramid
AC Origins Red Pyramid Temple.jpg|Activity in the mortuary temple
ACO Red Pyramid.jpg|The Red Pyramid from above
ACO Sneferu's tomb.jpg|Sneferu's burial chamber
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Origins
==References==
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