Editing Egyptian pyramids (section)

===Meidum===
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[[File:02 meidum pyramid.jpg|thumb|The pyramid at [[Meidum]] ]]
The pyramid at [[Meidum]] is one of three constructed during the reign of [[Sneferu]], and is believed by some to have been started by that pharaoh's father and predecessor, [[Huni]]. However, that attribution is uncertain, as no record of Huni's name has been found at the site. It was constructed as a [[step pyramid]] and then later converted into the first "true" smooth-sided pyramid, when the steps were filled in and an outer casing added. The pyramid suffered several catastrophic collapses in ancient and medieval times. Medieval Arab writers described it as having seven steps, although today only the three uppermost of these remain, giving the structure its odd, tower-like appearance. The hill on which the pyramid is situated is not a natural landscape feature, it is the small mountain of debris created when the lower courses and outer casing of the pyramid gave way.