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Meidum Pyramid

Description: It is called the 'False' Pyramid in Egyptian Arabic. The Pyramid rises above the desert landscape, as it is located close to the Faiyum Oasis. It looks more like a ruined stepped tower, rather than a true pyramid. Today, one can clearly see only three steps of the Pyramid, however, the medieval sources tell us about the five of them. In 1882 a famous French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero was the first one, who could get inside the Pyramid. But it was absolutely empty. At the end of the last century, the relieving chambers and the passage, above other rooms, were discovered. The discovery of the previously unknown and hidden cavities is an excellent proof that the great pyramids of Egypt still keep unrevealed secrets.
Alternative names: Irregular Pyramid (Arabic),False Pyramid (Arabic: "Haram el-Kaddab"),South Pyramid of Snefru (before 1945),Stable Pyramid.
Lepsius No: 65
Type: True Pyramid
Location: Meidum
Country: Egypt

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