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  2. Sekhemkhet - Wikipedia

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    The entrance to Sekhemkhet's burial lies on the northern side of the pyramid. An open passage leads down for 200 ft. Halfway down the track a vertical shaft meets the passage from above. It opens on the surface and its entrance would lie at the second step of the pyramid, if the monument had been completed.

  3. Pyramid of Djoser - Wikipedia

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    The pyramid of Djoser, [a] sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Zoser, Step Pyramid of Horus Neterikhet is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. [4] It is the first Egyptian pyramid to be built. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. [5]

  4. File:Great Pyramid S-N Diagram.svg - Wikipedia

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    The pyramids of Gizeh: from actual survey and admeasurement (Band 1): The great pyramid; www.nature.com - Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons; if you find a best source, please tell me or feel free to improve this file: Author: F l a n k e r: Permission (Reusing this file)

  5. Construction of the Egyptian pyramids - Wikipedia

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    In the hundred years prior to Giza—beginning with Djoser, who ruled from 2687 to 2667 BC, and amongst dozens of other temples, smaller pyramids, and general construction projects—four other massive pyramids were built: the Step pyramid of Saqqara (believed to be the first Egyptian pyramid), the pyramid of Meidum, the Bent Pyramid, and the ...

  6. Pyramid of Khafre - Wikipedia

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    Passageways and chambers inside the pyramid of Khafre. Two entrances lead to the burial chamber; one is located 11.54 m (37.9 ft) up the northern face of the pyramid, and the other at the base of the pyramid on the same axis. These passageways do not align with the centerline of the pyramid but are offset to the east by 12 m (39 ft).

  7. Gisr el-Mudir - Wikipedia

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    Gisr el-Mudir (Great Enclosure, red) on the map of SaqqaraGisr el-Mudir (Arabic:جسر المدير, "bridge of the chief"), also known as the Great Enclosure, is one of the oldest known stone structures in Egypt, located at Saqqara only a few hundred metres west of the Step Pyramid and the Buried Pyramid.

  8. List of Mesoamerican pyramids - Wikipedia

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    This is one of several other step-pyramid temples in addition to the Temple of the Feather Serpent Xochitecatl. Mexico The Pyramid of Flowers 100 by 140 the Preclassic Period: Xochitecatl. Mexico The Spiral Building 700 BCE This is a circular stepped pyramid. The interior consists of volcanic ash.

  9. Pyramid of Unas - Wikipedia

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    The entrance into the substructure of the pyramid lay under the chapel's pavement. [27] [36] The substructure of the pyramid is similar to that of Unas's predecessor, Djedkare Isesi. [27] The entry leads into a 14.35 m (47.1 ft) long vertically sloping corridor inclined at 22° that leads to a vestibule at its bottom.