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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sahure's Pyramid - Pyramid / Mastaba in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Monday, 27 March 2006  Page Views: 6293

Multi-periodSite Name: Sahure's Pyramid Alternative Name: Abusir Pyramids
Country: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cairo  Nearest Village: Abusir
Latitude: 29.897743N  Longitude: 31.203144E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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Sahure's Pyramid
Sahure's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger : Sahure was the second Pharao of the 5th Dynasty. His pyramid is one of the 4 in Abusir. It is made of rough irregular blocks and is in relatively poor shape and now only 36 Meters tall. The entrance is on the north side. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Pyramid in Lower Egypt (North)

Sahure was the 2nd Pharao of the 5th Dynasty. His pyramid is one of the 4 in Abusir.

It is made of rough irregular blocks and is in relatively poor shape and now only 36 Meters tall. It is thought to have had casing stones in its day. The entrance is on the north side.
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Sahure's Pyramid
Sahure's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger : Causeway from destroyed valley temple. Sahure was the second Pharao of the 5th Dynasty. His pyramid is one of the 4 in Abusir. It is made of rough irregular blocks and is in relatively poor shape and now only 36 Meters tall. The entrance is on the north side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sahure's Pyramid
Sahure's Pyramid submitted by AlexHunger : Entrance of massive Bassalt blocks. Sahure was the second Pharao of the 5th Dynasty. His pyramid is one of the 4 in Abusir. It is made of rough irregular blocks and is in relatively poor shape and now only 36 Meters tall. The entrance is on the north side. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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