(L to R) The pyramid of Niuserre, the mastaba of Ptashepses & the Pyramid of Sahure which was the first pyramid built in the necropolis of Abusir, Egypt. The pyramid was constructed for the burial of Sahure, second pharaoh of the fifth dynasty c. 2480 BC.

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(L to R) The pyramid of Niuserre, the mastaba of Ptashepses & the Pyramid of Sahure which was the first pyramid built in the necropolis of Abusir, Egypt. The pyramid was constructed for the burial of Sahure, second pharaoh of the fifth dynasty c. 2480 BC. Abusir is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality – specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions – in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo

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Location: Abusir, Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © Mark Davidson / Alamy / Afripics
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