Interesting Facts about the Red Pyramid Facts
The Red pyramid is commonly known as the Shinning or the Northern Pyramid and it has the second-largest base of any pyramid in Egypt, each side measures about 220 m. It is considered the largest of the three major pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis 40 km outside Cairo near Saqqara. It was built from red limestone. Surprisingly, the pyramid is considered the third largest pyramid in Cairo after the great pyramid of Khufu and the pyramid of Khafre.
