General Information
| Completion: | 2590 B.C. |
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| Status: | in ruins |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Pyramid |
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| Material: |
Masonry structure |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 189 m | |
| height | 105 m | |
| length | 189 m |
Materials
| building structure |
stone
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Notes
During construction of this first real pyramid, the ground settlements were so great that the inclination of the pyramid had to be changed half-way to 44°. The settlements did have effects on the interior structure too so that in the end the pyramid could not be used as a tomb for Snofru.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2001): Ägypten - Kunst und Architektur. Könemann, Cologne (Germany), pp. 232-233.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004730 - Published on:
30/08/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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