Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir, Cairo

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The Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir is an ancient Egyptian royal tomb which was probably abandoned shortly after the start of construction in the 5th Dynasty, which is located in the necropolis of Abusir. Shepseskare, a Pharaoh about whom almost nothing is known, who is known only from a single roughly contemporary seal impression from the mortuary temple of Neferefre, has been suggested as the pyramid's builder. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 29°53'55"N, 31°12'6"E

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Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pyramid of Nyuserre, Pyramid of Sahure, Sun Temple of Userkaf, Pyramid of Neferirkare.

~1270 ftSE
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Pyramid of Nyuserre, Saqqara
7 min walk • The Pyramid of Nyuserre is a mid-25th-century BC pyramid complex built for the Egyptian pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty.
~670 ftSE
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Pyramid of Sahure, Cairo
4 min walk • The Pyramid of Sahure is an ancient testament to Egypt's storied past, nestled in the necropolis of Abusir, near Cairo. This Old Kingdom structure, part of a larger mortuary complex, was built for the second pharaoh of the 5th Dynasty, Sahure, who reigned during the...
~960 ftNW
Temple
Sun Temple of Userkaf, Saqqara
5 min walk • The Sun Temple of Userkaf was an ancient Egyptian temple dedicated to the sun god Ra built by pharaoh Userkaf, the founder of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, at the beginning of the 25th century BCE.
~1330 ftS
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Pyramid of Neferirkare, Cairo
7 min walk • The Pyramid of Neferirkare was built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai in the 25th century BC. It was the tallest structure on the highest site at the necropolis of Abusir, found between Giza and Saqqara, and still towers over the necropolis.
~1660 ftS
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Pyramid of Khentkaus II, Cairo
9 min walk • The Pyramid of Khentkaus II is a queen's pyramid in the necropolis of Abousir in Egypt, which was built during the Fifth dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
0.4 miS
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Double Pyramid, Cairo
10 min walk • The Double Pyramid also known as Lepsius XXV designates a pair of adjacent monuments located on the south-eastern edge of the Abusir necropolis, south of the pyramid Lepsius XXIV and of the pyramid of Khentkaus II.
1.1 miSE
Village, Area
Abusir, Cairo
29 min walk • Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality – specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions – in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo.
~1900 ftS
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Lepsius XXIV, Cairo
10 min walk • The Lepsius XXIV Pyramid is an Egyptian pyramid, which was probably built for a wife of King Nyuserre Ini. The largely destroyed 5th Dynasty structure is located in the pyramid field of Abusir, east of the Pyramid of Neferefre and south of the Pyramid of Khentkaus II.

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Nearby attractions include Pyramid of Sahure, Cairo (4 min walk), Sun Temple of Userkaf, Saqqara (5 min walk), Pyramid of Nyuserre, Saqqara (7 min walk), Pyramid of Neferirkare, Cairo (7 min walk).