General Information
| Completion: | 1820 B.C. |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Pyramid |
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| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 105 m | |
| height | 78 m | |
| length | 105 m |
Materials
| building structure |
brick
|
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Notes
As with Snofru's pyramid nearby, the ground settlements were too great and the interior structure suffered too much damage for the pyramid to be used as a tomb. Due to the use of brick instead of stone, the pyramid appears today more like a very large heap of rubble than a pyramid.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
There currently are no relevant websites listed.
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 235.
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20004732 - Published on:
30/08/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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