Meidum Pyramid
The Meidum Pyramid (ancient name: Sneferu Endures) is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located in the Saqqara Nome.
Comissioned by the pharaoh Sneferu during his reign in the Fourth Dynasty, the pyramid later partially collapsed due to constant alteration and was abandoned by the pharaoh, who went on to refine the design of his pyramids, ultimately building the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid in the north.
The pyramid appears as a striking three tiered tower like edifice rising from a large sand dune. Around the pyramid are scattered timbers and sections of scaffolding which are presumably the remains of the pyramids long abandoned construction apparatus. At the top of the pyramid is a section of wooden scaffolding that juts out from the masonry which serves as the location of a viewpoint. The pyramid has its own satellite pyramid off of its south west corner although it is considerably more dilapidated than the Meidum Pyramid itself.