Egypt opens 2 of its oldest pyramids for first time since 1960sEgypt on Saturday opened two of its o
Egypt opens 2 of its oldest pyramids for first time since 1960sEgypt on Saturday opened two of its oldest pyramids, located about 25 miles south of the capital Cairo, to visitors for the first time since 1965. Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anany told reporters that tourists were now allowed to visit the Bent Pyramid and its satellite pyramid in the Dahshur royal necropolis, which is part of the Memphis Necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Built at around 2600 B.C. during the Old Kingdom of the Pharaoh of Sneferu, the Bent Pyramid is unique in that it has two internal structures. El-Anany said the Bent Pyramid represents a transitional form of pyramid construction between the Djoser Step Pyramid (2667-2648 B.C.) and the Meidum Pyramid (also about 2600 B.C.). Read more. -- source link
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