Pyramids of Giza
Giza, Egypt
The Pyramids of Giza are the three great royal pyramids and the Sphinx on a desert plateau at the edge of Cairo, built…
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Pyramids in Egypt
Egypt's pyramids are best seen as a sequence, from Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara through Sneferu's experiments at Meidum and Dahshur to the perfected forms at Giza and the mudbrick pyramids of the Faiyum.
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Saqqara
Saqqara, Egypt
Saqqara is the vast burial ground of ancient Memphis, 30 km south of Cairo, where the Step Pyramid of Djoser stands as…
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Dahshur Pyramids
Dahshur, Egypt
Dahshur is the royal cemetery south of Cairo where King Sneferu built the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid around 2600…
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El Lahun Pyramid of Senusret II
Faiyum, Egypt
The pyramid of Senusret II at El Lahun, at the entrance to the Faiyum, was built for a pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty in…
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Meidum Pyramid
Beni Suef, Egypt
The Meidum Pyramid, about 72 km south of Cairo on the edge of the desert near al-Wasta, was the first attempt to build…
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Pyramid of Hawara
Faiyum, Egypt
The Pyramid of Hawara, near Faiyum, is the mudbrick pyramid of Amenemhat III, a pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty who ruled…
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Giza comes first, for the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx; Saqqara for the oldest stone building complex and painted tombs of officials; Dahshur for the Bent and Red pyramids, both open inside and almost empty; Lahun for a granite burial chamber you usually have to yourself; Meidum for the collapsed tower that shows where the experiment failed. Arrive at opening between October and April, and bring a bank card for Giza, which takes no cash.