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Bent Pyramid

Bent Pyramid, 6th of October, Giza, Egypt

Bent Pyramid, 6th of October, Giza, Egypt

Dahshur — the angle changes halfway up.

Sneferu's pyramid begins at 54 degrees and shifts to 43 partway up, almost certainly because the steeper slope showed signs of instability while building. It is the best-preserved of the early pyramids, retaining most of its original limestone casing, and it is the transitional object between the stepped pyramids of Saqqara and the true pyramids at Giza — the moment the design was corrected mid-build.

Frame
_DSC5981.jpg
Date taken
2026-02-16 11:50:26
Camera
Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens
FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
Focal
24mm
Aperture
f/10
Shutter
1/250
ISO
100
Exposure
Program AE
Metering
Multi-segment
Flash
Off, Did not fire
White balance
Auto
Colour
sRGB
Place
6th of October, Giza, Egypt
GPS
29.78934, 31.20831

(c) Ted Bozarth. All Rights Reserved. No Reproduction Without Permission.

29.78934, 31.20831