Pyramid of Nyuserre, Saqqara

Name: Pyramid of Nyuserre
Address: Saqqara, Egypt

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The Pyramid of Nyuserre is a mid-25th-century BC pyramid complex built for the Egyptian pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty. During his reign, Nyuserre had the unfinished monuments of his father, Neferirkare Kakai, mother, Khentkaus II, and brother, Neferefre, completed, before commencing work on his personal pyramid complex. He chose a site in the Abusir necropolis between the complexes of Neferirkare and Sahure, which, restrictive in area and terrain, economized the costs of labour and material. Nyuserre was the last king to be entombed in the necropolis; his successors chose to be buried elsewhere. His monument encompasses a main pyramid, a mortuary temple, a valley temple on Abusir Lake, a causeway originally intended for Neferirkare's monument, and a cult pyramid. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 29°53'44"N, 31°12'13"E

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

~720 ftN
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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...
0.4 miNW
Temple
Sun Temple of Userkaf, Saqqara
11 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.
~440 ftSW
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Pyramid of Neferirkare, Cairo
3 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.
~640 ftSW
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Pyramid of Khentkaus II, Cairo
4 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.
~910 ftS
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Double Pyramid, Cairo
5 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.
0.9 miSE
Village, Area
Abusir, Cairo
24 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.
~1270 ftNW
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Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir, Cairo
7 min walk • 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.
~780 ftS
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Lepsius XXIV, Cairo
4 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 Neferirkare, Cairo (3 min walk), Pyramid of Khentkaus II, Cairo (4 min walk), Pyramid of Sahure, Cairo (4 min walk), Lepsius XXIV, Cairo (4 min walk).