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Why Did Pharaoh Sneferu Build a Fourth Pyramid?

King Sneferu, father of the mighty King Khufu, is the man responsible for not one, not two but three of Egypt’s grandest pyramids, the Red Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid and the Meidum Pyramid.

One pharaoh but three pyramids has always raised questions, questions tackled by History for Granite in his fantastic video The Three Pyramid Problem. Click here to watch: • The Three-Pyramid-Problem

They are the earliest smooth-sided pyramids to be built, but none of them has been found with a stone sarcophagus inside. Experts claim that Sneferu was continually seeking a more perfect monument to be buried in, and that construction flaws are to be blamed for making three pyramids.

But this week I stumbled on a pyramid I had never heard of before, known as the Pyramid of Seila, and even more interesting is that it was built by Sneferu, meaning he built not three but four pyramids during his reign.

Furthermore, although it’s situated some 6 miles away from the Meidum pyramid, there is certainly some kind of relationship between t two. Both can be seem from one another, and the Seila pyramid is almost perfectly due east of Meidum.

So now we have another mystery: Why did Sneferu built not one, not two, not three but four pyramids? And how are the Meidum and Seila Pyramids related?

Watch the video to learn more.

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Why Did Pharaoh Sneferu Build a Fourth Pyramid?

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