About 10 kilometers to the South of Saqqara, King Senfru started his second attempt to build a proper pyramid in Egypt in Dahshur. Many travelers who spend their holidays in Egypt would visit the Pyramids of Giza, Saqqara, the ancient city of Memphis, and perhaps Dahshur in a one-day visit to the whole area. The first attempt in Dahshur was much better than that of Meidum as the result was the famous bent pyramid of Dahshur. Due a problem in its architecture, the pyramid had this bent shape due to the erosionof some of its stones. The Bent Pyramid is about 100 meters in height and the length of each side of its square shaped base is 188 meters. The other pyramid constructed by Senfru in Dahshur was a great success. This was in fact the first proper pyramid to be built in ancient Egypt. The Red Pyramid of Senfru is the second largest pyramid in Egypt after the grand pyramid of Cheops in Giza. With its height being 100 meters, the length of each side of the base of the pyramid is 220 meters. This is only 10 meters less than the pyramid of Cheops. The Red Pyramid was constructed with limestone and it is very well preserved until today. Even the burial chamber, the same as the pyramids of Giza, is still accessible.
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