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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, late 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Two-step flat-topped tomb of Queen Mother Khentkaus I (c.2494 BCE) on Giza cliff: 45.8 m hybrid step pyramid/mastaba, 18.5 m high, pivotal 4th–5th Dynasty transition monument.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Early 4th Dynasty (Baka, son of Djedefre, c.2565 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian (4th Dynasty, Baka)
Huge unfinished pyramid of Baka (son of Djedefre, 4th Dynasty short reign c.2565 BCE) 200 m base planned (largest ever after Khufu), with enormous T-shaped trench shaft 21 m deep ×12 m square base,…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid
Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian
Only surviving Wonder of Ancient World: 146.6 m limestone pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), 2580–2560 BCE, 2.3 million blocks, internal King's Chamber with relieving chambers and ascending/descending…
