Pyramid of Sneferu in Dahshur. Companion of the Bent Pyramid, Complete walkthrough (44 photos). Western entrance to the pyramid

The amazing country of Egypt. The hot climate, wonderful resort towns and unique sights - the great pyramids - attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year. At the mere mention of this country, many have an association with the pyramid of Cheops or

However, not everyone knows that there are not so popular, but no less valuable and beautiful monuments of antiquity on this mysterious land. Each big can bear the title of "most-most" for any indicator. For example, the pyramid of Khafre is the most spectacular and interesting for tourists, the pyramid of Cheops is the highest in the country, and the pyramid of Djoser is the very first of all such structures.

The broken pyramid in Dahshur is undeniably the most mysterious in the country, and not only in an unusual, non-standard form for such structures. In this article we will try to tell about the secrets of an unusual pyramid.

Who built this amazing building?

It is officially believed that the Bent Pyramid, the photo of which you can see in this article, was erected by order of Pharaoh Sneferu, who was the first ruler of the IV dynasty of the pharaohs of Egypt. This version is not sufficiently confirmed, and among scientists there is no unity in its assessment. Only a few facts point to this version. The main one is the stele, which was found near the satellite pyramid. The name of Pharaoh Sneferu is carved on it. It can be seen today in the Cairo Museum.

Bent pyramid: description (dimensions, corridor, chamber)

This pyramid is sometimes called the Cut Pyramid. It differs from similar structures in its irregular shape - during construction, when the structure was already half completed, the builders sharply changed the angle of inclination. The broken pyramid of Snorfu was built approximately in 2600 BC. e. She was the first structure to be planned as a flat structure rather than a stepped one.

Today its height is about 100 meters, although after the completion of construction it was four meters higher. The broken pyramid, unlike other similar structures, has two entrances. Northern (traditional) is located at a height of twelve meters. It leads into a sloping corridor 79.5 meters long and just over a meter high, descending deep underground into two rooms. From them, through the shaft, there is a passage into another small chamber, which has a ledge in the form of a roof.

In the south wall of this room are doors leading to two corridors. One of them leads to a vertical shaft that is not connected to any corridor or room. Higher in the wall, at a distance of 12.6 meters from the floor surface, there is another passage that rises slightly upward. It is very crooked, incorrectly carved, but this corridor, ending, goes into a high-quality horizontal passage, stretching from east to west. The entrance to the King's Chamber is hidden on its eastern side.

The western entrance is at a height of thirty-three meters. Why it became necessary to create a western entrance has remained a mystery to this day. It is absolutely unique and has no analogues either in direction or in the degree of preservation. The entrance leads to the western side of the pyramid, where the casing remains intact. It was closed with a locking rotary plate, which was removed and transferred to the Egyptian Museum in the 50s of the last century.

Surprisingly, no sarcophagus or even a trace of it was found in this pyramid. But Snorfu's name was inscribed in two places in the cell with red paint. The broken pyramid in Egypt, according to researchers, could get such an unusual shape for two reasons. Firstly, the sudden death of the pharaoh could be the reason for the rapid completion of construction. Secondly, the large steepness of the edges could cause the structure to collapse, and this required the builders to change the angle of inclination from 54 to 43 degrees in order to preserve the foundation.

At a height of about fifty meters, the faces of the pyramid break. Scientists believe that the Bent Pyramid of Snefru in Dahshur was rebuilt three times. This is due to the presence of premises of two levels, which are not interconnected. The pyramid is oriented to the four cardinal directions. The laying of stone blocks is quite primitive, and the blocks themselves are roughly processed. There is another feature of this structure: red lines appear on the walls and floor of the pyramid, the nature of which is unknown.

burial complex

It consists of the main pyramid of the pharaoh, as well as the satellite pyramid. They are surrounded by a stone wall two meters thick. A stone fence connects the burial temple with an artificial long road. It is located 704 meters from the pyramid, so it was called the Meeter.

In addition, traces of another road were found here, which goes from the temple deep into the valley. Such a unique arrangement of the burial complex is not found anywhere else in Egypt.

Saved cladding

The broken pyramid has retained its lining on almost the entire surface of the structure to this day. At all major monuments in the country, the exterior decoration was removed a long time ago and used by local residents as building material. Tourists have a unique opportunity to see the pyramid with lining.

To understand what the pyramids looked like in antiquity is possible only in Dahshur. Surprisingly, the Bent Pyramid is the only one from which the cladding has not been removed. Egyptologists have not yet found any reasonable explanation.

satellite pyramid

To the south of the Bent Pyramid at a distance of fifty-five meters is a small satellite pyramid. There is a version that it was built for the Ka (soul) of the pharaoh. Initially, its height was 26 meters, now it is 23 meters, the length of the sides is 52.8 meters.

Scientists have found that the limestone for this pyramid was delivered from the southern suburbs of Cairo, which was located on the east bank of the Nile. It has not had a lining for a long time, so erosion is rapidly destroying it. The entrance to the satellite pyramid is located on the north side at a height of just over a meter above the ground. It starts with a tunnel that goes at an inclination of 34°. Its length is 11.60 m. Then follows a horizontal corridor. Parallel to it is a tunnel with stone blocks. There is a small void at the end of this passage.

Interior spaces

The location of the premises of this pyramid resembles the location in the pyramid of Cheops. In the chamber, which is only 1.6 m long, scientists found a sarcophagus, but the structure was probably not used as a tomb. This is the only satellite pyramid in Egypt of such an impressive size and with such a complex camera system.

Initially, researchers assumed that this pyramid became the tomb of Queen Hetepheres. However, this version was later rejected, since no traces of burials were found. Most likely, the pyramid had a cult significance (sacrifices, rituals). This hypothesis is also confirmed by the fact that an altar made of alabaster with two five-meter steles on both sides was found not far from the eastern side.

upper temple

At the eastern side of the Bent Pyramid are the remains of a very small temple. Scientists have discovered two ruined limestone stelae nine meters high with the name Sneferu engraved on them. This temple has never been used as a tomb. Archaeologists have found that the temple has been reconstructed many times.

The southern pyramid at Dahshur is called "broken", "cut" or "rhomboid" for its irregular shape. It differs from other pyramids of the Old Kingdom in that it has an entrance not only on the north side, which was the norm, but also a second entrance, which is open higher, on the west side. The northern entrance is located at a height of about 12 m above ground level, leading to a sloping corridor that descends underground into two rooms with ledges. From these two rooms, a passage leads through the shaft to another small chamber, which also has a ledge in the form of a roof. The entrances on the north side of the pyramid were made during the Old Kingdom. This was due to the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. Why there was a need for a second, western, entrance - this remains a mystery. In this pyramid, no trace of the presence of the sarcophagus, which would be located in these rooms, was found. Sneferu's name was written in red ink in two places in the "broken" pyramid. His own name was found on the stele, which stood inside the fence of the small pyramid.

To explain the non-standard form of the pyramid, the German Egyptologist Ludwig Burchardt (1863-1938) proposed his "increment theory". According to her, the king died unexpectedly and the angle of inclination of the sides of the pyramid was sharply changed from 54 degrees 31 minutes to 43 degrees 21 minutes in order to quickly complete the work. Kurt Mendelsohn proposed an alternative: the pyramid at Meidum and the southern pyramid at Dahshur were built at the same time, but an accident occurred at Medum - perhaps after the rains the casing collapsed - and this incident forced a hasty change in the angle of the sides of the pyramid at Dahshur, when it was already half built.

burial complex

The burial complex consists of a large pyramid of the pharaoh and a satellite pyramid. Both of them are surrounded by a stone wall 2 meters thick. The stone fence is connected to the burial temple by a long causeway. The temple is located 704 meters from the pyramids, which is why it is called the Temple of the Temple (or Temple of the Valley). Moreover, the remains of another road leading from this temple deep into the valley to another temple were found. Such an arrangement of the objects of the burial complex is unique and is not found anywhere else in Egypt.

Pyramid

• Height: 105.07 m (~ 200 royal cubits)
• Base side length: 188.60 m (~ 360 royal cubits)
• Perimeter: 754.4 m;
• Area: 35,570 m2
• Volume: 1,237,040 m3
• Tilt angle: 54°34" and 43°21"
• Slope: lower part - 7/5; top - 17/18
• Orientation of the sides of the pyramid to the four cardinal points (error): ~ 9"12"
• There are 2 entrances: from the north side - at a height of 11 m and from the west - at a height of 33 m.

Pyramid name: N28-O24-M24 Pronunciation: cha (ḫˁ)

1 stage of construction

Archaeologists have found that the pyramid was rebuilt three times. That this is so is confirmed by the arrangement of the stone blocks. The pyramid was rebuilt in order to give it a more stable structure, but it turned out quite differently. The restructuring led to an increase in the pressure of the blocks on the internal chambers, which led to the appearance of cracks and even the real possibility of collapse.

At the first stage, the sides of the base had a length of 157 m, and the angle of inclination was about 58° (or 60°). With such values ​​​​of the base and angle, the height of the pyramid would be about 125 m.

When half of the pyramid was already assembled, problems with the strength of the entire structure were discovered and the builders had to abandon the original plan.

At the first stage, about 12.70 m of entrance tunnels (descending corridor) and about 11.60 m of ascending corridor have already been made.

2nd stage of construction

To increase the reliability of the structure, the builders had to reduce the angle of inclination to 54 °. Accordingly, the length of the side of the base of the pyramid had to be increased by 15.70 m. Now the total length of the base became 188 m. Calculations show that with an angle of 54 ° and a base length of 188 m, the height of the pyramid would be 129.4 m, and the volume - 1.592.718.453 m3. However, at an altitude of 49 m, construction stops again.

3rd stage of construction

In order to reduce the load on the internal chambers of the pyramid, at the third stage of construction, the slope of only the upper part of the pyramid was changed - it was reduced to 43 °. Due to the decrease in the angle of inclination, the total height of the pyramid also decreased - up to 105 m.

Northern entrance to the pyramid

Western entrance to the pyramid

The western entrance to the pyramid is absolutely unique and has no analogues both in terms of direction and in terms of preservation. It opens onto the western side of the pyramid with its plating intact, and had a retaining turning plate that camouflaged it. The plate was removed and transferred to the Egyptian Museum in the 50s of the 20th century. Thanks to its preservation, we can now know exactly how the entrances to the pyramids were arranged and masked.

Pyramid Features

The pyramid contains 2 actually unrelated (initially) systems of premises - Upper and Lower. The passage between them was broken after construction through the layers of masonry. At present, the design of these premises looks very strange, but this is due to the fact that in the premises (probably by ancient diggers) huge volumes of floors and structures lying on the floors were broken down and removed. So, for example, from the preserved traces of cement in the form of steps in the lowest chamber, it becomes clear that there was a very steep stone staircase before going to the chamber above. The chamber above also had a high floor or plinth, and the lower "window" into the vertical well was inaccessible to the pharaoh's contemporaries. In the upper rooms, in the so-called. the king's chamber, now visible is a large array of spacer beams made of Lebanese cedar. In the original, this system was deeply recessed into the masonry and the floor of the chamber. Radiocarbon analysis of the tree indicated the approximate time of the creation of the pyramid and the reign of Sneferu.

satellite pyramid

To the south of the Bent Pyramid, at a distance of 55 meters, there is a small pyramid (or satellite pyramid). It is assumed that it was created for the "Ka" (soul) of the pharaoh.

The original dimensions of the pyramid: height - 26 m (now 23 m), length of the sides - 52.80 m. The angle of inclination of its sides is 44 ° 3 "(which is almost identical to the angle of inclination.) the blocks were roughly processed.As it was found out by scientists, the limestone for the pyramid was delivered from Tourah - the southern suburb of Cairo, located on the east bank of the Nile (the pharaohs of the Late and Middle Kingdom took limestone from there to build their tombs).Unlike the Bent Pyramid, this one is no longer has facings and is very quickly destroyed by erosion.

The entrance to the pyramid is located on the north side at a height of 1.10 m above the ground and begins with a descending tunnel. This tunnel slopes 34° and is 11.60 m long. Then there is a short horizontal corridor. Further, the corridor begins to go up at an angle of 32 ° 30".

Horizontally descending passage (above it) found a tunnel and stone blocks in it. According to the plan of the builders, the blocks were supposed to roll down an inclined plane (32 ° 30 ") and block the path to the ascending tunnel. Today, two blocks are still visible there. At the end of this passage there is a small wasteland.

This pyramid has one feature - numerous red lines of an unknown nature protrude on the walls and floor.

The arrangement of the premises of the pyramid resembles their location in the pyramid of Cheops. Here an ascending corridor precedes the gallery, and at the end of the gallery there is an entrance to the burial chamber. The chamber is only 1.6 m long, no sarcophagus was found in it and, apparently, the pyramid was never used as a tomb. In the southeast corner of the room, a shallow hole (4 meters) is visible, dug presumably by treasure seekers.

This is the only satellite pyramid of such a large size and with such a complex system of arrangement of internal chambers.

Herbert Ricke originally suggested that this pyramid was the tomb of Queen Hetepheres. However, modern researchers think otherwise, because no traces of the fact that it was ever used as a tomb have been found. The purpose of this pyramid is rather cult (Rainer Stadelmann) - carrying out rituals and making sacrifices. This hypothesis is also confirmed by the fact that an alabaster altar with two 5-meter steles on the sides was discovered not far from the eastern side.

upper temple

On the east side of the pyramid are the remains of a small temple. Two destroyed 9-meter limestone steles with the name of Sneferu were found here. One of the stelae can be seen in the Cairo Museum. The temple was never used as a tomb, but only as a place for religious ceremonies. Archaeologists have found out that the temple was repeatedly reconstructed - first during the XII dynasty, and then in the Late Period. This proves that Sneferu was the object of worship of the Egyptians for several thousand years.

bulk road

valley temple

see also

• - another pyramid of Sneferu in Dahshur.
• Pyramid at Meidum
• Pyramid in Sale

The southern pyramid at Dahshur is called "broken", "cut" or "rhomboid" for its irregular shape. It differs from other pyramids of the Old Kingdom in that it has an entrance not only on the north side, which was the norm, but also a second entrance, which is open higher, on the west side. The northern entrance is located at a height of about 12 m above ground level, leading to a sloping corridor that descends underground into two rooms with ledges. From these two rooms, a passage leads through the shaft to another small chamber, which also has a ledge in the form of a roof. The entrances on the north side of the pyramid were made during the Old Kingdom. This was due to the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. Why there was a need for a second, western, entrance - this remains a mystery. In this pyramid, no trace of the presence of the sarcophagus, which would be located in these rooms, was found. Sneferu's name was written in red ink in two places in the "broken" pyramid. His own name was found on the stele, which stood inside the fence of the small pyramid.

To explain the non-standard form of the pyramid, the German Egyptologist Ludwig Borchardt (1863-1938) proposed his "increment theory". According to her, the king died unexpectedly and the angle of inclination of the sides of the pyramid was sharply changed from 54 degrees 31 minutes to 43 degrees 21 minutes in order to quickly complete the work. Kurt Mendelsohn proposed an alternative: the pyramid at Meidum and the southern pyramid at Dahshur were built at the same time, but an accident occurred at Medum - perhaps after the rains the casing collapsed - and this incident forced a hasty change in the angle of the sides of the pyramid at Dahshur, when it was already half built.

burial complex

The burial complex consists of a large pyramid of the pharaoh and a satellite pyramid. Both of them are surrounded by a stone wall 2 meters thick. The stone fence is connected to the burial temple by a long causeway. The temple is located 704 meters from the pyramids, which is why it is called the Temple of the Temple (or Temple of the Valley). Moreover, the remains of another road leading from this temple deep into the valley to another temple were found. Such an arrangement of the objects of the burial complex is unique and is not found anywhere else in Egypt.

Pyramid

• Height: 105.07 m (~ 200 royal cubits)
• Base side length: 188.60 m (~ 360 royal cubits)
• Perimeter: 754.4 m;
• Area: 35 570 m2
• Volume: 1,237,040 m3
• Tilt angle: 54°34" and 43°21"
• Slope: lower part - 7/5; top - 17/18
• Orientation of the sides of the pyramid to the four cardinal points (error): ~ 9"12"
• There are 2 entrances: from the north side at a height of 11 m and from the west at a height of 33 m.

Pyramid name:

Pronunciation: cha (ḫˁ)

1 stage of construction

Archaeologists have found that the pyramid was rebuilt three times. This is confirmed by the arrangement of stone blocks. The pyramid was rebuilt in order to give it a more stable structure, but it turned out quite differently. The restructuring led to an increase in the pressure of the blocks on the internal chambers, which led to the appearance of cracks and even the real possibility of collapse.

At the first stage, the side of the base had a length of 157 m, and the angle of inclination was about 58° (or 60°). With such values ​​​​of the base and angle, the height of the pyramid would be about 125 m.

When half of the pyramid was already assembled, problems with the strength of the entire structure were discovered and the builders had to abandon the original plan.

At the first stage, about 12.70 m of entrance tunnels (descending corridor) and about 11.60 m of ascending corridor have already been made.

2nd stage of construction

To increase the reliability of the structure, the builders had to reduce the angle of inclination to 54 °. Accordingly, the length of the side of the base of the pyramid had to be increased by 15.70 m. Now the total length of the base became 188 m. Calculations show that with an angle of 54 ° and a base length of 188 m, the height of the pyramid would be 129.4 m, and the volume - 1,592,718.453 m3. However, at an altitude of 49 m, construction stops again.

3rd stage of construction

In order to reduce the load on the internal chambers of the pyramid, at the third stage of construction, the slope of only the upper part of the pyramid was changed - it was reduced to 43 °. Due to the decrease in the angle of inclination, the total height of the pyramid also decreased - up to 105 m.

Western entrance to the pyramid

The western entrance to the pyramid is absolutely unique and has no analogues both in terms of direction and in terms of preservation. It opens onto the western side of the pyramid with its plating intact, and had a retaining turning plate that camouflaged it. The slab was removed and given to the Egyptian Museum in the 1950s. Thanks to its preservation, we can now know exactly how the entrances to the pyramids were arranged and camouflaged.

Pyramid features

The pyramid contains 2 actually unrelated (initially) systems of premises - Upper and Lower. The passage between them was broken after construction through the layers of masonry. At present, the design of these premises looks very strange, but this is due to the fact that huge volumes of floors and structures that lay on the floors were broken out in the premises (probably by ancient diggers) and removed. So, for example, according to the preserved traces of cement in the form of steps in the lowest chamber, it becomes clear that there was a very steep stone staircase before going to the chamber above. The chamber above also had a high floor or plinth, and the lower "window" into the vertical well was inaccessible to the pharaoh's contemporaries. In the upper rooms, in the so-called king's chamber, a large array of Lebanese cedar spacer beams is now visible. In the original, this system was deeply recessed into the masonry and the floor of the chamber. Radiocarbon analysis of the tree indicated the approximate time of the creation of the pyramid and the reign of Sneferu. [ ]

satellite pyramid

To the south of the Bent Pyramid, at a distance of 55 meters, there is a small pyramid (or satellite pyramid). It is assumed that it was created for the "Ka" (soul) of the pharaoh.

The original dimensions of the pyramid: height - 26 m (now 23 m), length of the sides - 52.80 m. The angle of inclination of its sides is 44 ° 3 "(which is almost identical to the angle of inclination of the Pink Pyramid). the blocks themselves are roughly processed.As scientists found out, the limestone for the pyramid was delivered from Tourah, a southern suburb of Cairo, located on the east bank of the Nile (the pharaohs of the Middle and Late Kingdoms took limestone from there to build their tombs).Unlike the Bent Pyramid, this one no longer has a lining and is very quickly destroyed by erosion.

The entrance to the pyramid is located on the north side at a height of 1.10 m above the ground and begins with a descending tunnel. This tunnel slopes 34° and is 11.60 m long. Then there is a short horizontal corridor. Further, the corridor begins to go up at an angle of 32 ° 30".

Above the descending passage (horizontally) a tunnel and stone blocks were found in it. According to the plan of the builders, the blocks were supposed to roll down an inclined plane (32 ° 30 ") and block the path to the ascending tunnel. Today, two blocks are still visible there. There is a small void at the end of this passage.

This pyramid has one feature - numerous red lines of an unknown nature protrude on the walls and floor.

The arrangement of the premises of the pyramid resembles their location in the pyramid of Cheops. Here an ascending corridor precedes the gallery, and at the end of the gallery there is an entrance to the burial chamber. The chamber is only 1.6 m long, no sarcophagus was found in it and, apparently, the pyramid was never used as a tomb. In the southeast corner of the room, a pit 4 meters deep is visible, dug presumably by treasure seekers.

This is the only satellite pyramid of such a large size and with such a complex system of arrangement of internal chambers.

Herbert Ricke originally suggested that this pyramid was the tomb of Queen Hetepheres. However, modern researchers think otherwise, because no traces of the fact that it was ever used as a tomb have been found. The purpose of this pyramid is rather cult (Rainer Stadelmann) - carrying out rituals and making sacrifices. This hypothesis is also confirmed by the fact that an alabaster altar with two 5-meter steles on the sides was discovered not far from the eastern side.

upper temple

On the east side of the pyramid are the remains of a small temple. Two destroyed 9-meter limestone steles with the name of Sneferu were found here. One of the stelae can be seen in the Cairo Museum. The temple was never used as a tomb, but only as a place for religious ceremonies. Archaeologists have found out that the temple was reconstructed several times - first during the XII dynasty, and then in the Late Period. This proves that Sneferu was the object of worship of the Egyptians for several thousand years.

, built approximately V 26th century BC e., under the pharaoh Sneferu. This one of a kind pyramid, it exemplifies the first true pyramid, not a step pyramid. The pyramid is located in the desert, on the western bank of the river, near ancient Memphis, on the territory of the royal necropolis of Dahshur. ( 11 photos)

1. For its irregular and unusual shape, the pyramid is called "broken", "cut" or "rhomboid". A ancient name for the pyramid looks something like this - the Southern Shining Pyramid. The pyramid is also unusual in that there is a unique burial complex around it: a small satellite pyramid, an embankment road, a stone wall-fence.

2. The pyramid is also different in that what is in it equipped with two entrances, northern and western. Western, additional entrance, perfectly preserved to this day, bringing to modern scientists complex system of locking rotary plate, which reliably concealed the entrance to funerary structure.

3. According to scientists, the pyramid was rebuilt several times, at least three times. This is explained by the presence of two levels of rooms that are not connected to each other. So the base started was rebuilt, the angle of inclination of the sides was changed and amounted to 54 °, but at a height of 49 meters the construction was stopped and the angle of inclination rises to 43 °.

4. The reason for such construction can be both the premature death of the pharaoh and the instability of the structure.

Brief information about the broken pyramid.

5. Time of construction: 4th dynasty, approximately 2596 BC. e. The pyramids are made of limestone. The size of the base is 189.4 meters. The height of the Pyramid was 104.7 meters, today the height of the broken pyramid is 101.1 meters.

7. The laying of the stone blocks of the pyramid is quite primitive, and the blocks themselves are roughly processed.

8. This pyramid has one distinctive feature; numerous red lines of an unknown nature protrude on its walls and floor.

9. The broken pyramid amazes and fascinates with the extraordinary and mysterious differences of the crowd of tourists.

- DASHUR -

Bent Pyramid of Sneferu

Dashur. Bent Pyramid of Sneferu. Senefru, Se-nefer-ru - that's what the Ancient Egyptians called her. That is how we know her. But the history of her name (which in ancient Egyptian means "double harmony") and her original purpose is shrouded in mystery for millennia. In the meantime, the most mysterious and impregnable pyramid of Egypt pleases the eye with its elegant and original forms, towering among the yellow sands of Dashur, either in the bright radiance of the Sun, or under the shadow of clouds, or in the morning fog, which is inherent in Egypt. It is closed to the public due to its complex and dangerous interior, completely unsuitable for a person to stay in it. The expedition has been preparing for a year. During this time, we have raised all the material available on the Internet. But, unfortunately, there was practically no photographic material. Building on the blueprints of the early explorers of the Bent Pyramid (John Perring, Ahmed Fahri and Hassan Mustafa), we have set ourselves the task of showing you what has been hidden behind the iron door of the Northern Descending Corridor until now.

• 1839 John Perring explores the interior of the Pyramid for the first time, penetrating the upper connecting tunnel and the southern chamber.
• 1882 British archaeologist Flinders Petrie explores the northern descending corridor of the Pyramid.
• 1946-1949 Abdel-Salam Hussein spends four seasons in the Pyramid (until his death), but his records are lost.
• 1951-1955 Ahmed Fakhri works in Pyramid for 4 seasons a year. His notes concern mainly its external architecture.
• 1962 Vito Maragioglio and Celeste Rinaldi publish detailed descriptions and drawings of the exterior and interior of the Pyramid as part of their 20-year study of the Memphis Pyramids.
• 1997 Enryu Baiyuk publishes color photographs taken inside the Bent Pyramid for the first time on the website "Guardians Dahshur".
  
  
• 2001 Charles Rigano visits the Bent Pyramid, as described in his article in The Ostracon magazine.

Our group has been visiting Dashur since 2010. In 2011, for the first time, I managed to visit the companion of the Bent Pyramid and make a detailed photo report on its interior.

• 2012 The Bent Pyramid of Snefru opens its doors to our filming and research team.

The composition of the expedition and the administration of the ISIDA Project thank the historian Joseph Avian and the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities for the opportunity to visit the Bent Pyramid.

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