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Meidum: The Only Pyramid with Character
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Aug 26, 2003 - Dec 31, 2003
Cairo, Egypt -› Giza, Egypt -› ...
Dr. Swanson, my Cultural Geography of Ancient Egypt professor at the American University in Cairo, called Sneferu's Pyramid at Meidum "The only pyramid with character." The pyramid looks like a giant, square stone fort on top of a hill.  The hill is actually  the outer casing of the pyramid that slid down.  At Meidum the Ancient Egyptians first built the stone, square interior. Next followed the sides making it looked like a step pyramid.  Finally, they filled in the ste...
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