Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid of Dahshur The Red Pyramid of Dahshur is located about 2 km north of the Bent Pyramid. That’s why sometimes is called the North Pyramid of Dahshur. This was the second pyramid built by Sneferu – father of Khufu, for which the Great Pyramid of Giza was built- in Dahshur after the...Read More

Dahshur is a desert plateau located about seven kilometers to the south of Saqqara, the central necropolis of Memphis, capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. The name Dahshur, derived from the ancient name (Ikntor) which it is a tree called (Christ’s Thorn). The vast necropolis of Dahshur is one of the large pyramid cemeteries...Read More