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uglyscot Says: This is one of only 3 of the original 11 pyramids still standing on this necropolis. It is called the Black Pyramid, but cannot be seen close to, nor entered as is still in the military area,. From a distance it looks like a pile of rubble. However it has a brick core which...
uglyscot Says: The Red Pyramid, so called because in certain light it looks red, was built by Sneferu, father of Khufu, in about 2600 BC. It is 99m high with sides of 220m.Entry is possible, although it is hot and sticky at the best of times. A 27 degree sloping ramp leads down 63 m. There...
uglyscot Says: The Bent pyramid was built by Sneferu in about 2600 BC. He also built the Red Pyramid. Both pyramids are about the same height and are the 3rd highest after the two large Giza Pyramids.The pyramid was built on gravel of the local limestone and faced with the finer Turah...
illumina Says: The only pyramid at Dahshur which you can actually enter, the Red Pyramid was the third pyramid constructed for Snofru, and may have been his final resting place. It's capstone, a rare discovery, was uncovered and is displayed here (apologies for that photograph, a piece of...
illumina Says: The pyramid is entered on the north side, about a third of the way up it's height, and a very low passage angles fairly sharply down, leading you into the heart of the construction. There is lighting, but I'd suggest bringing a torch anyway, as you're walking down a wooden...
illumina Says: Dahshur is probably best known for the Bent Pyramid, built for the pharoah Snofru, which is thought to be a transitional form between step pyramids and the smooth-sided ones that everyone thinks of as true pyramids. It's believed that the steeper angle of the lower part made...
Sambawalk Says: The Red Pyramid was built in an angle of 43 degrees after the "failure of the "beny" pyramid. As such, it became the first proper pyramid. The Red Pyramid is the third largest pyramid in Egypt. This pyramid was openned in late 1990's and there were a few crowds, if any. So...
MalenaN Says: From the parking lot there is a stair up to the entrance of the Red Pyramid. The entrance is 30 metres up and from there you can see the pyramids of Saqqara. A passage is leading 65 metres down to the chambers. The first chamber has a 12 metres high corbelled ceiling. The...
MalenaN Says: After the Bent Pyramid pharaoh Sneferu (2613 - 2589 BC) had a new pyramid built, the Red Pyramid (North Pyramid). This time the pyramid was built in an angle of 43 degrees from the beginning and therefore it became the first proper pyramid. Together with the Bent Pyramid the...
MalenaN Says: The Bent Pyramid is the first pyramid which is not a step pyramid. The architects of pharaoh Sneferu (2613 - 2589 BC) started to built this pyramid in 55 degrees, but half way up the 105 metres they discovered that the pyramid was unstable and they changed the angle to 44...
uglyscot Says: The only way to get to this site is by car, or most likely a taxi.We had a regular taxi driver whenever we went anywhere in Cairo, On this particular day he took us first to Saqqarah, and then was persuaded to take us to Dahshur. He was rather reluctant to do so, but agreed...
illumina Says: If you're travelling independently, the easiest way to get to Dahshur is probably by hiring a private taxi and visiting as part of a day trip to Saqqara and Memphis (and maybe also Giza). We hired a taxi through our hotel, which cost us 220LE between two of us - possibly a...
Sambawalk Says: I chartered a taxi to visit four sites within one day – Dahshur, Memphis, Saqqara and the pyramids at Giza. I paid 190 EGP and arranged through the travel agent in the Garden City House Hotel in Cairo. All sights are close to Cairo and with a car they can easily be seen in a...
MalenaN Says: I decided not to use public transportation to see the different pyramids outside Cairo (Dahshur is not easy to reach by public transport), but to pay for a car with driver. I asked at the travel agent, which is open a few hours a day at Garden City House Hotel. There was no...
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From what we were told while in Egypt, the tourist police earn considerably less than the national average wage, so naturally attempt to supplement their earnings with baksheesh. They will almost certainly try to get you to let them take photos of you with their camels, and then charge you for this 'service'. This was pretty much our first experience of this sort of thing, so we got sucked in, but while they did start asking for British money we had none on us, and we got away with only giving them 2LE (worth about 20p). They were friendly enough that we weren't too bothered about the small rip-off.
Unique Suggestions: If you don't particularly fancy a photo of tourist police and their camel, simply say no thanks - 'la shukran' (a phrase which becomes remarkably useful!).
Written Apr 1, 2008
The plateau where the Red Pyramid and Bent Pyramid of Sneferu [Snofru] are situated was until recently out of bounds as it lay in a military area. It is now open to tourists, but as yet few take the...
The Bent Pyramid is the first pyramid in Egypt. It started in 55 degrees, but half way up the 105 metres it was discovered that the pyramid was unstable and was changed the angle to 44 degrees. You......
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