Bent Pyramid
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The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu. A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu.
Sneferu's bent pyramid at Dahshur, an early experiment in true pyramid building
An axonometric projection of the inside of the satellite pyramid
The Bent pyramid with its satellite pyramid.
The 11 degree change in angle
Dahshur
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Dahshur is an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex and necropolis and shares the name of the nearby village of Manshiyyat Dahshur in markaz Badrashin, Giza.
Sneferu's Red Pyramid
Sneferu's Bent Pyramid
The Black Pyramid
The Pyramids of Dahshoor, From the East by Francis Frith (1857)