Red Pyramid

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site tourist attraction

The Red Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable as the first successful true smooth-sided pyramid and the third largest pyramid in Egypt.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid → archaeological site → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	North Pyramid → Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur →
architecturalStyle	true pyramid →
baseArea	about 48,400 square metres →
baseLength	about 220 metres per side →
builder	Sneferu →
builtFor	Pharaoh Sneferu →
category	Ancient Egyptian pyramids → Archaeological sites in Egypt → World Heritage Sites in Egypt →
civilization	Old Kingdom of Egypt →
completionDate	circa 26th century BC →
constructionStart	circa 26th century BC →
continent	Africa →
coordinateLocation	29.808°N 31.205°E →
country	Egypt →
culture	Ancient Egypt →
dynasty	Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →
entranceLocation	north face →
hasInteriorFeature	ascending passage → corbelled ceilings →
height	about 104 metres →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
influenced	pyramid construction at Giza →
locatedIn	Dahshur →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Giza Governorate →
locatedInRegion	Memphis necropolis → Nile Valley →
locatedNear	Bent Pyramid → Black Pyramid →
materialUsed	limestone → red limestone →
namedAfter	reddish color of its limestone blocks →
numberOfEntrances	1 →
numberOfMainChambers	3 →
openToPublic	yes →
owner	Egyptian state →
partOf	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur →
period	Old Kingdom →
pharaoh	Sneferu →
precededBy	Bent Pyramid →
significance	first successful true smooth-sided pyramid in Egypt → third largest pyramid in Egypt by volume →
slopeAngle	about 43 degrees →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1979 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur →	alsoKnownAs
Sneferu →	burialMonument
Sneferu →	commissioned
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur →	contains
Old Kingdom of Egypt →	hasMonument
Black Pyramid →	hasNearbySite
Dahshur necropolis →	hasPart
Dahshur necropolis →	knownFor
Bent Pyramid →	nearbyStructure
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →	notableMonument