Bent Pyramid

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site tourist attraction

The Bent Pyramid is an early, uniquely double-angled pyramid built for Pharaoh Sneferu at Dahshur, marking a key transitional stage in the development of true smooth-sided pyramids in ancient Egypt.

Aliases (2)

Bent Pyramid of Sneferu ×1
North Pyramid ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid → archaeological site → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Blunt Pyramid → Rhomboidal Pyramid → Sneferu South Pyramid → Southern Shining Pyramid →
architecturalSignificance	transitional form between step pyramids and true pyramids →
architecturalType	smooth-sided pyramid →
baseLength	about 188 metres →
baseShape	square →
builder	Sneferu →
casingMaterial	fine Tura limestone →
constructionCompleted	circa 2600 BCE →
constructionStarted	circa 2600 BCE →
continent	Africa →
coreMaterial	local limestone →
country	Egypt →
dedicatedTo	Sneferu →
dynasty	Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →
excavatedBy	Ahmed Fakhry → Karl Richard Lepsius →
function	royal tomb →
governorate	Giza Governorate →
hasChamber	northern upper chamber → western lower chamber →
hasEntrance	north face entrance → west face entrance →
hasStructure	causeway → corbelled ceilings → satellite pyramid → valley temple →
height	about 101 metres →
locatedIn	Dahshur → Egypt → Giza Governorate →
lowerInclinationAngle	about 54 degrees →
material	limestone →
nearbyStructure	Black Pyramid → Red Pyramid →
notableFeature	double-angled sides → two distinct internal entrance systems → well-preserved outer casing stones →
originalHeight	about 105 metres →
partOf	Dahshur necropolis → Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur →
period	Old Kingdom of Egypt →
pharaohOfBuilder	Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →
region	Lower Egypt →
satellitePyramidFor	Bent Pyramid →
style	Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex →
UNESCOSiteId	86 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	yes →
upperInclinationAngle	about 43 degrees →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur ("North Pyramid") →	alsoKnownAs
Sneferu →	burialMonument
Sneferu →	commissioned
Old Kingdom of Egypt →	hasMonument
Black Pyramid →	hasNearbySite
Dahshur necropolis →	hasPart
Dahshur necropolis →	knownFor
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur ("Bent Pyramid of Sneferu") →	nearbyStructure
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →	notableMonument
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur →	predecessorStructure
Bent Pyramid →	satellitePyramidFor