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site information

0800 -- 1700 daily
entry fee £E20
student entry fee £E10
£E5 for cameras

off Hwy 27
64 km (40 miles) south of
Cairo

relevant links

travelogue 2/5

details

old kingdom
fourth dynasty
pharaoh sneferu
(2613 -- 2589)

220 m square
101 m high
43 º 40' angle

Red Pyramid

The view from the entrance over the pyramid field is quite spectacular. Close in, you can see the military base that once included the pyramid field here, and further on, you can glimpse Saqqara, and on a clear day, the three pyramids of Giza

view towards the east, from the entrance of the pyramid

view north to saqqara and the step pyramid of djoser

the pyramid field, from the entrance of the red pyarmid