• The most famous Pyramids are the Egyptian Pyramids.

• All Pyramids have a apex, The Apex is the point where all the sides meet.

• Most of the Pyramids took 27 years to build.

• Mostly all the pyramids were made while the old, middle kingdom periods.

• who planned what Egyptologists believe to be a tomb for the pharaohs.

• It was at the time that the most famous pyramids were built. Those that were near Giza, were built.

• Egyptian-inspired royal pyramid-tombs constructed all around the kingdom's capital city.

• The shape of Egyptian pyramids is thought to represent the primordial mound from which the Egyptians believed the earth was created.

• The shape is also thought to be representing the descending rays of the sun.

• They also believed that pyramids were a stair way to the after life.

Number & Locations of the Pyramids

• In 1842 Karl Richard Lepsius made a list of pyramids, He counted 67 Pyramids.

• Most are grouped in a number of pyramid fields, the most important of them are listed from north to south, below.

All Pyramids• 01 Abu Rawash– Unknown king (3rd Dynasty???)• 02 Abu Rawash– Djedefre• 03 Abu Rawash – Djedefre (Subsidiary Pyramid)• 04 Giza – Khufu Great Pyramid of Giza• 05 Giza – North Subsidiary Pyramid of Khufu• 06 Giza – Middle Subsidiary Pyramid of Khufu• 07 Giza – South Subsidiary Pyramid of Khufu• 08 Giza – Khafre's Pyramid• 09 Giza – Menkaure's Pyramid• 10 Giza – West Subsidiary Pyramid of Menkaure• 11 Giza – Middle Subsidiary Pyramid of Menkaure• 12 Giza – East Subsidiary Pyramid of Menkaure

All Pyramids(more)

• 13 Zawyet el'Aryan – • 14 Zawyet el'Aryan – Layer Pyramid of Khaba• 15 Abu Gurab – Sun-temple of Niuserre• 16 Abusir – Unknown (brick pyramid)• 17 Abusir – Sun-temple of Userkaf• 18 Abusir – Stone pyramid Inscribed with

cartouche of Sahure• 19 Abusir – Mastaba of• 20 Abusir – Nyuserre Ini• 21 Abusir – Neferirkare Kakai

All Pyramids (more)• 22 Abusir – Small satellite pyramid• 23 Abusir – Small satellite pyramid• 24 Abusir – unknown Queen ??• 25 Abusir – unknown Queen ??• 26 Abusir – Raneferef• 27 Abusir – Completely destroyed. Only an outline is visible• 28 Abusir– Sahure• 29 Saqqara – • 30 Saqqara – Teti's Pyramid• 31 Saqqara – Userkaf• 32 Saqqara – Djoser's Step Pyramid• 33 Saqqara – North Building Djoser Complex• 34 Saqqara – South Building Djoser Complex• 35 Saqqara– Unas's Pyrmaid• 37 Saqqara – Djedkare Isesi's Haram el-Shawaf• 36 Saqqara – Pepi I

All Pyramids(more)• 38 Saqqara – Subsidiary Pyramid of Djedkare• 39 Saqqara – Merenre Nemtyemsaf I• 40 Saqqara – Ibi• 41 Saqqara – Pepi II• 42 Saqqara – Subsidiary Pyramid of Pepi II (Wedjebten)• 43 Saqqara – Shepseskaf ([[Mastabat Fara'un])• 44 Saqqara – Khendjer's Pyramid• 45 South Saqqara – Lies behind above and is slightly smaller.• 46 Saqqara – Unknown King (13th Dynasty)• 47 Dahshur – Senusret III• 48 Dahshur – Unknown owner (Mastaba)• 49 Dahshur – Sneferu's Red Pyramid• 50 Dahshur – Menkauhor

All Pyramids(more)

• 51 Dahshur – Amenemhat II (The "White Pyramid")

• 52 Dahshur– Small satellite pyramids.• 53 Dahshur – Small satellite pyramids.• 54 Dahshur – Amenemhat IV• 55 Dahshur – Siesi, overseer of the seal (Tomb)• 56 Dahshur – Sneferu's Bent Pyramid• 57 Dahshur – Subsidiary Pyramid of Sneferu

(Bent)• 58 Dahshur – Amenemhat III (The "Black

Pyramid")

All Pyramids• 59 Dahshur – Small brick pyramid.• 60 El-Lisht – Amenemhat I (The "North Pyramid of El-Lisht")• 61 El-Lisht – Senusret I(The "South Pyramid of El-Lisht")• 62 El-Lisht – Unknown owner (Mastaba)• 63 El-Lisht– Small stone pyramid, but probably belongs to a King.• 64 El-Lisht – Small stone pyramid, but probably belongs to a King.• 65 Meidum – Stone Pyramid. Possibly Huni/Sneferu.• 66 El-Lahun – Stone Pyramid. King Senwosret II (Khakheperre

Senwosret)• 67 Hawara – Amenemhat III – Brick pyramid. Situated north of the

Labyrinth (of Amenemhet III)

Concussion

• After I Finished this project I found out that the pyramids were made from between 81 and 112 people to make the Egyptian pyramids.

• I also knew that there were 67 pyramids in ancient Egypt.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramids