The bent pyramid

Pyramid of Secrets

The bent pyramid is the second pyramid of King Senefru, the father of King Khufu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty. This pyramid is a mystery that has baffled scholars until our time in its unique shape that differs from all the pyramids of Egypt, which differed on its cause. Still, it is one of the greatest Egyptian masterpieces and represents the transitional phase between the listed pyramids and The complete pyramid.

The curved pyramid rises 101 meters from the ground. As for the construction method, it depended on two angles from the base and up to a height of 43 meters. The angle of curvature of the pyramid is 54 °. After that, the angle bends more to become the slope of the angle 43 °, to give it the unique shape that appears on it now, this difference in inclination. The angle of the pyramid is the reason for scientists disagreeing about its secrets, as some suggest that when work began on the pyramid and with reaching the aforementioned height, the compartment mass began to dive, and the inner walls of the pyramid began to crack due to the weight resulting from the steep slope of the angle, in addition to discovering the difficulty of reaching the top of the pyramid to complete It was built with the steepness of the angle, and the workers were afraid that the outer layer of lime cladding would fall due to the steepness of the slope, so the workers decided to change the angle of construction at the top of the pyramid to 43 ° so that they could complete the construction,

But another theory contradicts this theory because the pyramid was built as a tomb for the king, so it is difficult for workers to change the original design of such a building and the matter passes so easily, so some researchers suggest that the original design of the pyramid was in this way, as it is the first stage of transition between the pyramid The amphitheatre and the complete pyramid, and the Egyptian engineers had not yet reached that the ideal angle for building the complete pyramids was 52 °, which was later used in all the Egyptian pyramids.

This is not just the mystery of the curved pyramid. When entering the pyramid, specifically in the burial chamber, you find the walls surrounded by cedarwood that King Senefru imported from Lebanon, without explaining the reason for the presence of these wood in this region, as some believe that it was scaffolding to build the pyramid and others It is believed that it represented two pillars for the coffin cover. Still, its secret as the secret of construction did not reach us to this day. The great secret is when you are in the burial room inside the pyramid and when the wind blows you find a sound of a whistle emanating from the belly of the pyramid, which proves that there are rooms in this The pyramid has not yet been discovered. Rather, these rooms have an external entrance that allows the passage of the winds to allow the passage of the wind to make this sound occur, which is another mystery of the gas. This unique pyramid is unique.

Fortunately for us, King Senefru did not like the shape of this pyramid after its construction to decide to build a third pyramid for it, which is the red pyramid in the same area of ​​Dahshur, 2 km north of the curved pyramid. Their eyes are this unparalleled architectural masterpiece.