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The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid,40 kilometres south of Cairo

The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu (c. 2600 BC). A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu. The Bent Pyramid rises from the desert at a 54-degree inclination, but the top section (above 47 meters) is built at the shallower angle of 43 degrees, lending the pyramid its very obvious 'bent' appearance..

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The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid,40 kilometres south of Cairo

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The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu (c. 2600 BC). A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu. The Bent Pyramid rises from the desert at a 54-degree inclination, but the top section (above 47 meters) is built at the shallower angle of 43 degrees, lending the pyramid its very obvious 'bent' appearance..

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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN • ARCHITECTURAL • ARCHITECTURE • BARROWS • BENT PYRAMID • BURIAL PLACE • BURYING PLACE • CAIRO • CAIRO, EGYPT • DAHSHUR • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • EGYPTIANS • NECROPOLIS • OLD KINGDOM • PHARAOH • PYRAMID • ROYAL • SNEFERU