Description: The Satellite Pyramid of GI-a is the northernmost of the three smaller Pyramids on the east side of the Great Pyramid. Debate continues about who it was originally built for. Some believe that it was the tomb of the wife of Pharaoh Khufu, Queen Meritites I, others suggest that it was intended for Hetepheres I, mother of Khufu and wife of Sneferu, whose tomb was discovered in 1925 near the Pyramid. Inside, the Pyramid was first cleared and described in 1837 by Colonel Howard Vyse, together with the engineer and archaeologist John Shae Perring, but they could not find anything. Today, the Pyramid is a small stone hill, wherein the descending corridor and the burial chamber are located below the level of the bedrock surface. Alternative names: Pyramid of Queen Hetepheres I Lepsius No: 5 Type: True Pyramid Location: Giza Plateau Country: Egypt
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