Archaeological site · Egypt
Red Pyramid (Dahshur)
الهرم الأحمر
Sneferu's smooth-sided pyramid at Dahshur, the tallest there, with a descending passage into corbel-roofed chambers.
Where it is
29.8086, 31.2062
Why go
Sneferu's Red Pyramid is the highest at Dahshur and the third-largest Egyptian pyramid after Khufu's and Khafre's at Giza. Its rusty tone comes from the core blocks; the white Tura limestone casing was stripped in medieval times. Visitors enter from the north side through a low, narrow passage that descends to a corbel-vaulted chamber, then continue to a second chamber and a third believed to be the burial chamber. It stands about two kilometres north of the Bent Pyramid.
Near Red Pyramid (Dahshur)
Archaeological site
Bent Pyramid (Dahshur)
Sneferu's pyramid at Dahshur whose slope changes partway up, recording a mid-construction rethink of pyramid design.
2 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Memphis Open-Air Museum (Mit Rahina)
Open-air museum in Mit Rahina on the site of ancient Memphis, with an alabaster sphinx and stonework from the Ptah temple area.
7 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Archaeological site
Saqqara Necropolis
The Memphis necropolis at Saqqara includes Djoser’s Step Pyramid, royal pyramids and decorated tombs.
7 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Imhotep Museum (Saqqara)
Site museum at Saqqara showing finds from the necropolis, named for Imhotep, architect of Djoser's Step Pyramid.
7 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ