Black Pyramid

monument · 2010 BC – 2099 AD

smooth-sided pyramid; The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt.

Black Pyramid

Coordinates: 29.79174, 31.22391
Also known as: Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Dahshur) (en), Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Dahshur) (en)
Dating: attested

Sources

Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
Wikidata · CC0 1.0
Wikidata (CC0)

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