The Meidum Pyramid is undoubtedly one of Egypt’s most famous landmarks.

Archaeologists have dug around the Meidum Pyramid for a long time. It was built during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom and was in the area around the Fayoum Governorate.

Even though the Pyramids of Giza get more attention, this pyramid is still very interesting.

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Location:

Meidum Pyramid
Meidum Pyramid in Giza Plateau

It takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes to get from Fayoum City to the center of Cairo.

History:

Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid is located south of Memphis

Egyptologists say that either Snofru or his father Huni built the Maidum Pyramid. Either man could get the credit for building it, though.

Snofru’s students often thought that both the Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid were in the Dahshur area, which is not true. They also say that Snofru didn’t need the Pyramid of Meidum because he didn’t need a third place to store his wealth. Some sources [no citation given] say [not given]

Snofru built the structure we now call Maidum, which was once a step pyramid. He later put a shell on top to make it look more like a “real” pyramid. The pyramid fell, though, because its weight was not spread out evenly, which was a design flaw. This was the main reason why the pyramid fell.

This idea says that before building the Red Pyramid, Snofru built the third pyramid near Dahshur. This pyramid was built before the better-known Red Pyramid. After Snofru died, the angle of the pyramid was made less steep (thus the name “Bent Pyramid”).

Near the pyramid, the beautiful “Maidum Geese” frieze and the famous statue of Snofru’s son Rahotep and his wife Nofret were found, along with the other mastabas that had been broken down around the pyramid. On the frieze, Rahotep and his wife, Nofret, are shown as Snofru’s children (both are now in the Cairo Museum).

You can get to Mastaba #17 through a 47-meter tunnel and a ladder you made yourself. We don’t know if this is the only shaft or if there are more, but we haven’t been able to find them yet.

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