Pyramids In Egypt

Do you know that 118 pyramids were discovered and identified in egypt till 2008. Most of them were built in the OLD and MIDDLE kingdom periods.pyramids were built to be tombs of the pharaohs of egypt to replace the mastaba.Most of the pyramids were constructed on the west side of the nile so the sun will setdown behind them as the egyptians believed ( when the suns sets down it takes the dead`s soul with it to the second life).
-These are the most famous and known pyramids :
1- The first pyramid constructed was for the king Djoser and known as Step Pyramid of Djoser (constructed 2630 BCE–2611 BCE), it was constructed during the third dynasty. The pyramid and its complex were designed and constructed by the Great Engineer Imhotep in the Saqqara field.

2- In the regin of Snofru three pyramids were constructed :
I- the first one in Meidum field and as it is seen in the picture it was firstly built as step pyramid but the last portion was built as smooth sided pyramid.

II- the second one was built in Dahshour and it is called as the BENT PYRAMID as seen in the picture it is not in straight position and it is considered the first smooth sided pyramid.

III- The third one is built also in Dahshour and it is called THE RED PYRAMID and it is considered the first succesful smooth sided pyramid and the third largest one after Khufu`s and Khefre`s pyramids.

3- KHUFU`s Pyramid was constructed in the reign of the king Khufu (son of the king SNOFRU) and it is considered the largest pyramid in all the egyptian pyramids, it was built in about 20 years it is about 139 meters high and about 2.3 million stone blocks were used.

4- In Abu Rawash The king Djedefre (son of the king KHUFU) built his pyramid, it is believed that this pyramid was originally the same size as Pyramid of Menkaure in Giza.

5- The sixth pyramid is Pyramid of Khafre (son of The king Khufu or Djedefre) which is built near The great pyramid it is considered the second biggest pyramid and it is about 144m high .. by this number you think it is taller than khufu`s pyramid but this one is built on a bedrock of 10m high.

6- Then comes the Pyramid of Menkaure (son of The king Khafre) the third pyramid in Giza and the smallest one in the three pyramids of Giza and it is about 65m high.

7- Two major pyramids were located in the Lisht field (near Fayum Oasis,100 Kms from cairo) The pyramid of Amenemhat I and another one for his son Senusret I.

8- The pyramid of Senusret II Located in El-Lahun (Located in Fayum Oasis)

9- Amenemhat III built two pyramids one is located in Hawara (Located in Fayum Oasis) and another one in Dahshur, The one in Dahshur is called the Black Pyramid.


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www.touregypt.com
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