The famous 'Bent' pyramid is now open for visitors for the first time since 1965.
The remains were found near King Sneferu's 4,600-year-old"bent" pyramid and a neighboring structure that may have belonged to his wife, Hetepheres. The two sites are now open to tourists for the first time in decades.:"When we were taking those objects out, we found...a very rich area of hidden tombs."Sneferu's 330-foot tall"bent" pyramid—closed since 1965—is well-known for its unusual shape.
Ancient Egyptian architects learned from their mistakes and went on to build a second, successful pyramid for Sneferu: the 340-foot tall, smooth-sided Red Pyramid.
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