Red Pyramid Corbelled Roof

14 x 27 feet with a final corbelled ceiling rising to a height of 50 feet.

Red pyramid corbelled roof. At the south west end of the chamber a short corridor leads to a further chamber with a corbelled roof which sits directly below the apex of the pyramid. The entrance is cut into the north face of the pyramid. It s dimensions are approx. You can walk around the complex in peace and quiet and you will take terrific photos inside outside.

The floor has been systematically removed to a depth of 14 feet in a search for other passageways and chambers in this pyramid. What is inside the red pyramid. The red pyramid also called the north pyramid is the largest of the three major pyramids located at the dahshur necropolis in cairo egypt named for the rusty reddish hue of its red limestone stones it is also the third largest egyptian pyramid after those of khufu and khafra at giza it is also believed to be egypt s first successful attempt at constructing a true smooth sided pyramid. A descending passage leads to a chamber with a corbelled roof.

The chapel built against the eastern face of the pyramid was finished hastily probably after the death of snofru. It is located well above ground level in the core of the pyramid. A passage 3 feet 0 91 m in height and 4 feet 1 2 m wide slopes down at 27 for 200 feet 61 m to a short horizontal passage leading into a chamber whose corbelled roof is 40 feet 12 m high and rises in eleven steps. A descending passage leads to a chamber with a corbelled roof.

At the south west end of the chamber a short corridor leads to a further chamber with a corbelled roof which sits directly below the apex of the pyramid. Its corbelled roof goes up to a height of 14 67 m. The passage leads to two adjoining a third l identical rooms with corbelled roofs. A passage 3 feet 0 91 m in height and 4 feet 1 2 m wide slopes down at 27 for 200 feet 61 m to a short horizontal passage leading into a chamber whose corbelled roof is 40 feet 12 m high and rises in eleven steps.

Pyramid layout the entrance is cut into the north face of the pyramid. There is also a third chamber with a corbelled roof 50 feet and it is very rough and sunk below the level of the access passage. The entrance passage is again the unique typical polar passage it leads down a long sloping corridor to the bedrock and is only 3 11 1 2m high. Again he passage is too small for a person to walk standing up straight.

It will be a very unique experience to visit the red pyramid throughout our cairo day tours as you won t find the same crowds of giza.