The Red Pyramid of Dahshur was the third one that King Snefru constructed after the Bent Pyramid and Meidum Pyramid. It is the highest pyramid in Dahshur.
King Snefru King Snefru founded the 4th dynasty, the Old Kingdom. Also, he is the father of King Khufu, who owns the Great Pyramid of Giza Plateau. His principal wife was Queen Hetepheres I, also King Khufu’s mother.
The construction of the Red Pyramid The establishment of this pyramid might have begun in the 13th year of King Sneferu’s reign and took ten years to be completed. The Red Pyramid is called red due to its construction using red stone.
The Red Pyramid is the first accurate or complete pyramid in ancient Egyptian history; after the failure in the construction of the Bent Pyramid and Meidum Pyramid to be complete pyramids, the ancient Egyptian engineers corrected their mistakes and became aware of the correct angle to reach the actual pyramid, what is 43 degrees.
It is thought that 43 degrees was the angle that the ancient Egyptian engineers used in building the top part of the Bent pyramid; also, it was approved by those engineers for building the later pyramids in the ancient Egyptian civilization.
The Red Pyramid is 341 feet tall, so it is considered the third-largest ancient Egyptian pyramid after the pyramids of Kings Khufu and Khafre at Giza Plateau.
The plan of this Red Pyramid’s entrance is on the northern side. This entrance leads to a passageway. Then there is a gallery leading into a chamber with a corbelled roof; Then there is another passage leading to a second chamber; this chamber houses another passageway leading to the third chamber, which is believed to be the burial chamber.
