Egypt > Giza Pyramids & Sphinx > Giza Menkaure Pyramid EG024111jhp
Photographs of the three Giza pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, the Sphinx, temples, Solar Barque museum and western cemetery mastabas, including the Light and Sound Show night views.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Giza Pyramids & Sphinx | |||
Filename: | Giza Menkaure Pyramid EG024111jhp |
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Upload Date: | 2002-10-20 12:30:13 | |||
Photo Size: | 5.8mb 5333x3555 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Menkaure Mycerinus Pyramid Egyptian tomb limestone blocks entrance camel tourist,the smaller of the Gizah site monuments and built during his reign of 28 years from 2531-2504 and it is about half the size of the Great Pyramid, possibly because of a much more relaxed rule than his predecessors who exacted a high price on the society building their huge monuments. Alongside his pyramid are three smaller ones for his Queens, the larger for his chief queen, Khamerernebty 11. This is the North face of the pyramid with the entrance and the huge gash left by earlier more brutal attempts of accessing the burial chamber. Modern access is through the entrance in the course of unfinished granite blocks showing above the mound of soil. |
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