The Red Pyramid

Egypt / Giseh / El Badrashin /
 pyramid, ancient civilization, interesting place, historic landmark
At the time of construction, it was the tallest man-made building. It remains the third-biggest ancient Egyptian pyramid (after the more famous ones at Giza). It was white-colored until the Middle Ages when the casing stones were stripped off for contemporary building projects ---this revealed the rust-colored subsurface blocks and led to the nickname. After being long "off limits" due to nearby military facilities, the site now permits occasional tourist visitors.
one photo shows the central burial chamber of the pyramide
About one km south of here is the better-known Bent Pyramid. See:
wikimapia.org/#lat=29.7896415&lon=31.2093687&z=17&l=0&...

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Pyramid
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Coordinates:   29°48'30"N   31°12'22"E

Comments

  • The color is rich and has not faded. A Great View!
  • amazing
  • im from malaysia,its awsome in malaysia also got a shopping mall like sunway pyramid
  • It was bulit before Khufu's pyramid and it is one of oldest perfect pyramid in Egypt. It was bulit by Sneferu Khufu's Father. It is The greast pyramid before great pyramids. 4-18-2009