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A corner of the pyramid of Mycerinus (Menkaure) (26th BCE), the smallest of the three pyramids at Gizeh, constructed for three Pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
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A corner of the pyramid of Mycerinus (Menkaure) (26th BCE), the smallest...

Walls and two columns of the reconstructed tomb chapels near the step pyramid of Pharaoh Zozer (27th BCE).
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Walls and two columns of the reconstructed tomb chapels near the step pyramid of...

The colonnaded court of the Mastaba of Ptahshepses, chief of works of Pharaoh Sahure. In the background the pyramid of Pharaoh Nyuserre (both 25th-24th BCE), 5th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
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The colonnaded court of the Mastaba of Ptahshepses, chief of works of Pharao...

The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (19th BCE). The outer casing has disappeared. 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Original size 58 m high, on a base of 100 m2.
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The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (1...

The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (19th BCE). The outer casing has disappeared. 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Original size 58 m high, on a base of 100 m2.
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The brick core of the pyramid at Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (1...

Sunset behind the pyramid of Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III (19th BCE), 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom, Egypt. Original size 58 m high, on a base of 100 m2.
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Sunset behind the pyramid of Hawara, built by Pharaoh Amenemh...

Sun temple of Pharaoh Nyuserre (24th BCE) in Abu Gurab with, in the foreground, a star-shaped base of a sun-obelisk. 5th Dynasty, Old Kingdom, Egypt.
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Sun temple of Pharaoh Nyuserre (24th BCE) in Abu Gurab with, in th...

The pyramid of Pharaoh Nyuserre (24th BCE)) at Abu Sir, Egypt. Flagstones are from Nyuserre's mortuary temple. In the centre the pharaoh's cartouche with his name. 5th Dynasty, Old Kingdom.
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The pyramid of Pharaoh Nyuserre (24th BCE)) at Abu Sir, Egypt. Flagston...

Three pyramids on the limestone plateau of Gizeh. There are some thirty pyramids in the desert south of the famous pyramids of Cheops, Chefren and Mycerinus (26th BCE), 4th Dynasty, Old Kingdom.
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Three pyramids on the limestone plateau of Gizeh. There are some thirty py...

Rock outcroppings on the limestone plateau of Gizeh, Egypt, near the Great Sphinx.
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Rock outcroppings on the limestone plateau of Gizeh, Egypt, near th...

Three smaller pyramids in the desert South of Gizeh.
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Three smaller pyramids in the desert South of Gizeh.

The pyramids of Cheops and Chefren. Together with the third, smaller pyramid of Mycerinus, these largest pyramids were all built between 2.589 and 2.530 BCE. The highest, Pharao Chefren's, is 145 m high.
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The pyramids of Cheops and Chefren. Together with the third, smaller pyramid o...