Blunt Pyramid

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Blunt Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid at Dahshur, notable for its unusual change in angle partway up its sides and its role in the architectural transition toward smooth-sided pyramids.

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Blunt Pyramid canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
hasBasePlan square base ⓘ
hasCondition ruin ⓘ
hasConstructionMaterial limestone ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique stone block construction ⓘ
hasConstructionType masonry pyramid ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritageType ancient monument ⓘ
hasFeature bent sides ⓘ
change in angle partway up its sides ⓘ
transition between step and smooth-sided pyramid forms ⓘ
hasFunction burial structure ⓘ
hasOrientation cardinal directions ⓘ
hasRelevanceTo history of pyramid construction ⓘ
study of ancient Egyptian architecture ⓘ
hasShape four-sided pyramid ⓘ
hasSignificance important stage in pyramid architectural evolution ⓘ
hasTourismType cultural tourism site ⓘ
isBuiltAs royal tomb ⓘ
isInDesert Sahara Desert ⓘ
isInDesertRegion Nile Valley ⓘ
isPartOf development of smooth-sided pyramids ⓘ
locatedIn Dahshur ⓘ
linked to: Dahshur necropolis
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
locatedInRegion Lower Egypt ⓘ
partOf Dahshur necropolis ⓘ
usedFor royal funerary monument ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bent Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Blunt Pyramid ⓘ