Meidum
Sign in to saveMeidum, Maydum or Maidum (, , ) is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt. It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas. The pyramid was Egypt's first straight-sided one, but it partially collapsed in ancient times. The area is located around south of modern Cairo.
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- Egyptian pyramid.name
- Meidum Pyramid
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- View of the Meidum Pyramid
- Egyptian pyramid.type
- Step pyramid
- Egyptian pyramid.height
- (ruined); would have been or 175 cubits
- Egyptian pyramid.base
- or 275 cubits
- Egyptian pyramid.slope
- 51°50'35"
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- Egypt
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- Location within Egypt
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- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- al-Wasta
- Population
- +15804
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Pyramid of sneferu Meidum 01.jpg
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Meidum, Maydum or Maidum (, , ) is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt. It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick mastabas. The pyramid was Egypt's first straight-sided one, but it partially collapsed in ancient times. The area is located around south of modern Cairo.
==Pyramid== thumb|left|The structure of the pyramid The pyramid at Meidum is thought to be the first of three main pyramids built by Sneferu. It has been argued construction began under the reign of Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and merely continued by Sneferu. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab (false pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic.