Located roughly 62 miles (99km) from Cairo, the Meidum Pyramid was built during the reign of King Sneferu, the first pharaoh of the 4th dynasty (2613 to 2589 BC). The Meidum Pyramid was Egypt’s ...
This period saw a substantial increase in the size of megaliths, leading to the construction of pyramids with spectacular dimensions, such as those on the Meidum, Dahshur, and Giza plateaus.