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.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Red Pyramid canonical	18

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dahshur necropolis ⓘ surface form: North Pyramid Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur ⓘ
architecturalStyle	true pyramid ⓘ
baseArea	about 48,400 square metres ⓘ
baseLength	about 220 metres per side ⓘ
builder	Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ surface form: Sneferu
builtFor	Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ
category	Ancient Egyptian pyramids ⓘ Archaeological sites in Egypt ⓘ Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ surface form: 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	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
dynasty	Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
entranceLocation	north face ⓘ
hasInteriorFeature	ascending passage ⓘ corbelled ceilings ⓘ
height	about 104 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
influenced	pyramid construction at Giza ⓘ
locatedIn	Dahshur necropolis ⓘ surface form: Dahshur
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Giza Governorate ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Saqqara necropolis ⓘ surface form: Memphis necropolis Upper Egypt ⓘ surface form: Nile Valley
locatedNear	Dahshur necropolis ⓘ surface form: Bent Pyramid Black Pyramid ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ red limestone ⓘ
namedAfter	reddish color of its limestone blocks ⓘ
numberOfEntrances	1 ⓘ
numberOfMainChambers	3 ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
owner	Egypt ⓘ surface form: Egyptian state
partOf	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
period	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Old Kingdom
pharaoh	Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ surface form: Sneferu
precededBy	Dahshur necropolis ⓘ surface form: 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 (18)

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

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → contains → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Old Kingdom of Egypt → hasMonument → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Dahshur necropolis → knownFor → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Dahshur necropolis → hasPart → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Fourth Dynasty of Egypt → notableMonument → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Pharaoh Sneferu → burialMonument → Red Pyramid ⓘ

subject surface form: Sneferu

Pharaoh Sneferu → commissioned → Red Pyramid ⓘ

subject surface form: Sneferu

Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur → alsoKnownAs → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Black Pyramid → hasNearbySite → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Bent Pyramid → nearbyStructure → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Memphis necropolis → notableStructure → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Memphite necropolis → hasPart → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid) → hasNearbyMonument → Red Pyramid ⓘ

subject surface form: Pyramid of Amenemhat III

Pyramid of Senusret III → hasNearbySite → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Badrashin district → contains → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Southern Shining Pyramid → followedBy → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Southern Shining Pyramid → locatedNear → Red Pyramid ⓘ

Rhomboidal Pyramid → nearby → Red Pyramid ⓘ