The ruined remains of the Pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Rawash, the northernmost pyramid in Egypt. Only the base and a few courses of masonry survive, along w
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The ruined remains of the Pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Rawash, the northernmost pyramid in Egypt. Only the base and a few courses of masonry survive, along with a deep trench cut into the bedrock. The site is notable for containing some of the hardest granite used in Old Kingdom construction, quarried at Aswan and transported hundreds of kilometers.
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