Bent Pyramid

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Ibolya Horváth
by Chanel Wheeler
published on 26 September 2016
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The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, built by Sneferu (4th Dynasty), rises at a 55-degree angle and then shifts to 43 degrees of smaller stones giving it the appearance of bending in toward the top.

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