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Bent Pyramid, Dahshur

Dahshur, Egypt, 2025.

Following the creation of Djoser's step pyramid, the Ancient Egyptians began to experiment with the true pyramid form. Snofru appears to have built no less than three pyramids. What happened to the Collapsed Pyramid is somewhat self explanatory. When it came to the Bent Pyramid, someone seem to have realised that if they continued to build at such a steep angle, they would soon have a Collapsed Pyramid Mark 2, so the angle was changed partway through to be less steep, leading to its characteristic 'bent profile. Finally, Snofru's labour force completed the Red Pyramid, the first true pyramid built in Egypt. It's not as large as the Great Pyramid on Giza, but it's y'know pretty big and impressive anyway. And as you can see by the landscape, delightfully empty of tourists! (Because somehow, most tourists groups forget that the Dahshur and Meidum cemetery complexes exist).

Gorgeous decoration.

“There's moonlight in her eyes and stars that rest upon her lips. Constellations fall for her after the sunlight dips. Enveloped in inky waves she sings a lullaby, that drifts across the misty air and wakes the morning sky.” 📌 Red Pyramid. Dahshur. Egypt 🇪🇬 #MBPlanet #iregipto #egyptpassion #dahshur #giza #sky #stars #moonlight #sunlight #pyramids (at Dahshur Pyramids Complex اهرامات دهشور) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKWeJRLJlP/?utm_medium=tumblr

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