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10-31-2008, 01:12 PM
:vb36:The pyramids of dahshur
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Thirty kilometers from the giza pyramids , there are some older pyramids , the pyramids of dahshur. Although not many tourists visit them , the pyramids of dahshur are imortand in the history of ancient Egypt. snefro , who was a great king of Egypt 4500 years ago , chose dahshur as the place for his tomb because it was near Memphis , the capital of ancient Egypt .
King snefro built two pyramids . the south or bent, pyramid and the north pyramid . the engineer made a mistake when he built the pyramid. As the workers were building it, they realied that it would be too tall and change direction .
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Thirty kilometers from the giza pyramids , there are some older pyramids , the pyramids of dahshur. Although not many tourists visit them , the pyramids of dahshur are imortand in the history of ancient Egypt. snefro , who was a great king of Egypt 4500 years ago , chose dahshur as the place for his tomb because it was near Memphis , the capital of ancient Egypt .
King snefro built two pyramids . the south or bent, pyramid and the north pyramid . the engineer made a mistake when he built the pyramid. As the workers were building it, they realied that it would be too tall and change direction .