The Pyramid of Menkaure - the smallest of the three royal pyramids in Giza.

The Pyramid of Menkaure - On the south-western corner of the Giza plateau, the Pyramid of Menkaure stands in harmony with its larger neighbours. Menkaure was the son of Khafre, and his monument is by far the smallest of the three pyramids in Giza; it was called "Menkaure is Divine".
The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three royal pyramids in Giza. The pyramid is about 63 m high. The largest stone blocks were used in its construction; some of them weigh as much as around 200 tonnes. The blocks on the upper parts of the pyramid were probably of white limestone, but the lower courses were cased with rough pink granite. Blocks of the granite casing can still be seen around the modern entrance. Inside you can see a sarcophagus engraved with the name of the ruler, a chamber whose walls are entirely covered with granite, and a room with six niches set in the northern and eastern walls, which once held ritual objects.
Recent excavations near the Pyramid of Menkaure were carried out by the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation in search of evidence of royal funerary boats and the pyramid construction ramp. An unfinished double statue of Ramesses II was discovered, carved from a single block of stone and measuring over 3 m in height - among the first large New Kingdom royal statues to be discovered at Giza, while still others remain a mystery.

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