Pyramid of Menkaure

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site tomb

The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three major pyramids on the Giza Plateau, built as the tomb of the Pharaoh Menkaure during Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Menkaure satellite pyramids 1
Menkaure valley temple 1
Pyramid complex of Menkaure 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid of Mykerinos
baseLength about 102.2 metres ⓘ
baseShape square ⓘ
builtFor Menkaure ⓘ
casingMaterial limestone ⓘ
constructionEnded circa 25th century BC ⓘ
constructionStarted circa 26th century BC ⓘ
contains burial chamber ⓘ
granite sarcophagus ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
coreMaterial limestone ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
dedicatedTo Menkaure ⓘ
dynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
entranceLocation north face ⓘ
exploredBy Giovanni Battista Caviglia ⓘ
Richard William Howard Vyse ⓘ
hasAssociatedStructure Menkaure mortuary temple ⓘ
surface form: Menkaure causeway

Menkaure mortuary temple ⓘ
Pyramid of Menkaure self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Menkaure valley temple

three subsidiary pyramids ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryPyramid G3-a ⓘ
G3-b ⓘ
G3-c ⓘ
heightCurrent about 61 metres ⓘ
heightOriginal about 65.5 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Giza ⓘ
Giza ⓘ
surface form: Giza Plateau

Giza Pyramids ⓘ
surface form: Giza pyramid complex
lowerCoursesCasingMaterial granite ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
namedAfter Menkaure ⓘ
surface form: Pharaoh Menkaure
nearbyStructure Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ
orientation cardinal directions ⓘ
partOf Giza Pyramids ⓘ
surface form: Giza pyramid complex

Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Memphis necropolis
period Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
pharaohBuried Menkaure ⓘ
sarcophagusLostIn shipwreck of the Beatrice ⓘ
smallerThan Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ
smallestOf three main pyramids at Giza ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1979 ⓘ
volume approximately 235000 cubic metres ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menkaure mortuary temple → adjacentTo → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Pyramid of Menkaure → alsoKnownAs → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid of Mykerinos
G3-b → associatedWith → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Menkaure mortuary temple → associatedWith → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramid complex of Menkaure
shipwreck of the Beatrice → associatedWith → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Menkaure → burialPlace → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Menkaure mortuary temple → connectedTo → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Giza Governorate → contains → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Giza → famousFor → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Pyramid of Menkaure → hasAssociatedStructure → Pyramid of Menkaure self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menkaure valley temple
Old Kingdom of Egypt → hasMonument → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
G3-b → hasNearbyStructure → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Giza Pyramids → hasPart → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Giza → hasPart → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
subject surface form: Giza pyramid complex
Menkaure → knownFor → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Nazlet El-Semman → locatedNear → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Great Pyramid of Giza → nearbyStructure → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Pyramid of Khafre → nearbyStructure → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt → notableMonument → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
G3-b → partOf → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Menkaure
G3-b → partOfGroup → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menkaure satellite pyramids
Menkaure → pyramidName → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ
Tura limestone → usedIn → Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ