King Sneferu was the founder of Egypt’s mighty 4th dynasty, and for all his accomplishments, he is often overshadowed by his son, Khufu, the man responsible for the perfection that is the Great Pyramid of Giza.
But as researcher Charles Rigano said in a recent paper, it was Sneferu who made that perfection possible.
Sneferu and his architects were mavericks, because they made the transition from the Step Pyramid to the perfect, flat-sided pyramid and Sneferu is believed to be the pharaoh responsible for not one, not two, but three incredible monumental structure – the Meidum, the Bent and the Red Pyramids.
He moved pyramid passages and chambers from the bedrock beneath the structure, to within the pyramid’s masonry, without a blueprint to follow, without older designs to build upon and improve.
He changed the game, and we could spend hours analysing the incredible major pyramids that have been attributed to his name.
We can see different styles of building, different layouts, ideas and improvements and I believe the end result could well be a pyramid we don’t often talk about.
Yes, there is one Sneferu pyramid that often goes unmentioned and that’s because of its size.
Within the bounds of the Bent Pyramid Complex is a smaller, subsidiary pyramid and it looks to be a structure that shows a clear transition from father to son, from the great King Sneferu to the mighty King Khufu.
It’s like a miniature Great Pyramid, the precursor to the grandest structure of them all, and it’s time to reveal its secrets.