<< Our Photo Pages >> Khafre's Pyramid - Pyramid / Mastaba in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Khafre's Pyramid Alternative Name: Chephren Pyramid, Pyramid of ChefrenCountry: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cairo
Latitude: 29.975900N Longitude: 31.130350E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4.75
It has a 14 metre long by 5 metre wide and about 7 metre high central chamber connected to the surface by a long very narrow sloped passage to the north side. There is another chamber lower down, but it is currently not accessible. There is a 3 metre long pink granite sarcophagus still in the chamber.
On the south side, there is a satellite pyramid for the queen. Khafre was Khufu's second son, and succeeded to the throne as Djedefre died died relatively early. Khafre has a wonderful statue in the Cairo Museum and an other slightly less well preserved one in the Aswan Museum.
Part of the Great Pyramids area with Khufu's Pyramid, Khafre's Pyramid, Menkaure's Pyramid, Great Sphinx and Mastaba Cemetery.
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