By the time it was investigated by 's Expedition in 1799, the Meidum Pyramid had its present three steps | Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab — Pseudo Pyramid in |
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Stones from the outer cover were stolen only after they were exposed by the excavations | The steep descending passage 57 feet 17 meters long leads to a horizontal passage, just below the original ground level, that then leads to a vertical shaft 10 feet 3 |
Franck Monnier and others believe the pyramid did not collapse until the , but there are a number of facts contradicting this theory | Flinders Petrie was the first to establish the facts of its original design dimensions and proportions |
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In 1920 studied the area further, followed by in 1928 and then Ali el-Kholi in the 1970s | External links [ ] Media related to at Wikimedia Commons Records Preceded by c |
2610 BC — 2600 BC 93 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research MFMER |
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Inside the Great Pyramid of Giza |
The Meidum Pyramid seems never to have been completed.
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