If there is a country that attracts for its mysteries and its ancient history, this is undoubtedly Egypt and its pyramids. In this article I am going to tell you which are, for me, the 10 most important or at least the most visited in Egypt.
These are the most important pyramids in Egypt
- Step pyramid
- Seneferu pyramid endures or bent pyramid
- Rhomboid Pyramid: The Glow of the South
- Red Pyramid: The Shining Pyramid
- Pyramid The horizon of Khufu
- Menkaura pyramid is divine
- Pyramid of the Ba of Neferirkara
- Pyramid Unis locations are perfect
- Pyramid The places of Teti endure
All the pyramids were built as funeral buildings, archaeologists have already shown that first a topography and excavation study was carried out for the pyramid, in order to find the right point in which to build it, then it had to be oriented towards the constellation of Orion and dug some huge holes, which house the base of the construction. While this was happening, the materials were transported to the place.
A myth that I would like to banish is that the pyramids were built by slaves, the latest research disproves this. It seems that for the construction of the pyramids, peasants were hired, their pay was made up of salt, wheat and barley.
The function of the pyramid was to house the soul of the deceased for all eternityThat is why the construction has to be durable, eternal, and that is why it has to find in the pyramids everything they needed when they were alive, that is, furniture, jewelry, food and games.
Step Pyramid of Djoser in Sakkara
Imhotep was the architect responsible for the design of the first and oldest step pyramid, that of Sakkara. This construction was commissioned by Pharaoh Djoser, around 2750 BC. The base of this pyramid is rectangular, 140 x 118 m, with its longest side from East to West.
Seneferu pyramid endures or bent pyramid
It is during the reign of Seneferu that important changes arrive in the construction of the royal tombs, such as the separation in temple, access and place of worship. Seneferu was the first pharaoh of Dynasty IV of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.
South Pyramid of Dahshur
This funerary monument built by order of Pharaoh Seneferu in Dahshur, is 40 kilometers south of Cairo, in Meidum. It has numerous peculiarities and resembles in many points that of Cheops, its characteristics include the fact that one of its two entrances is not located on the northern façade, unique in the Old Kingdom. This pyramid still preserves most of its coating, so I could say that it is the best preserved in Egypt.
Rhomboid Pyramid: The Glow of the South
Its double inclination is due to changes in its construction, since there was a danger of collapse due to the excessive slope of the terrain.
Red Pyramid: The Shining Pyramid
The Red Pyramid is the third pyramid in Egypt by its dimensions and the largest of those located in Dahshur, it is just one kilometer from the bent pyramid. It receives its name from the reddish color of the stone blocks in its core.
The funeral complex is very simple and was finished in a hasty way with adobes, probably as a result of the death of the pharaoh. There are no traces of the processional road or the Temple of the Valley. During the 80s a pyramidion was discovered, without decorations or hieroglyphs, this is the oldest that is preserved today.
Pyramid The Skyline of Khufu, or Great Pyramid of Cheops
According to Herodotus: Cheops had the Great Pyramid built, even prostituting his own daughter, to obtain the funds with which to build the monument. Its completion is from the year 2570 BC. C. The set includes a subsidiary pyramid, three pyramids belonging to the pharaoh's wives, and 5 ship moats.
Pyramid Menkaura is divine or Menkaure
in ancient times This pyramid was lined with pink granite from the Aswan quarries, a more expensive and difficult material to work with. It is the smallest of the three famous pyramids of the necropolis of the Giza plateau, with a height of 64 meters.
Pyramid of the Ba of Neferirkara
It is located in the necropolis of Abusir, south of the Giza plain. It is the tallest pyramid of those built in Ancient Egypt during the Fifth Dynasty, It was 72,8 meters high in its original state, but today it reaches 50, because its external structure has deteriorated a lot. The pyramids of this necropolis are also called "the forgotten pyramids" because large sections of the monuments were vandalized and robbed during Roman times.
Pyramid: Unis places are perfect
It is located in the pyramid complex of Saqqara, It belonged to Pharaoh Unis of Ancient Egypt and is now in ruins, so it looks more like a hill than a pyramid. The remains of a mummy were found in the main burial chamber, but whether or not it belonged to Unis is not known for sure. Near the main pyramid there are mastabas where the remains of the pharaoh's women are.
Pyramid: The places of Teti endure
As each pyramid is identified with the pharaoh who ordered to build it, this is that of Teti, the founding pharaoh of the VI Dynasty, and he had his pyramid built at Saqqara, northwest of Userkaf's. To enter it, you have to go down a passage with approximately 60 degrees of inclination, at the end you reach a room with two warehouses, the antechamber, and the burial chamber. The speed with which the pyramid was finished leads to think that the pharaoh was assassinated and buried before his time.
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