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===Construction dates and heights=== The following table lays out the chronology of the construction of most of the major pyramids mentioned here. Each pyramid is identified through the pharaoh who ordered it built, his approximate reign, and its location. {|class="wikitable" |- !Pyramid (Pharaoh) !Reign !Field !Height |- ![[Pyramid of Djoser]]<br>([[Djoser]]) |c. 2670 BCE |[[Saqqara]] |62 meters (203 feet) |- ![[Red Pyramid]]<br>([[Sneferu]]) |c. 2612β2589 BCE |[[Dahshur]] |104 meters (341 feet) |- ![[Meidum Pyramid]]<br>([[Sneferu]]) |c. 2612β2589 BCE |[[Meidum]] |65 meters (213 feet) (ruined) <br>Would have been 91.65 meters (301 feet){{cn|date=June 2023}} or 175 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]]. |- ![[Great Pyramid of Giza]]<br>([[Khufu]]) |c. 2589β2566 BCE |[[Giza pyramid complex|Giza]] |146.7 meters (481 feet) or 280 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]] |- ![[Pyramid of Djedefre]]<br>([[Djedefre]]) |c. 2566β2558 BCE |[[Abu Rawash]] |60 meters (197 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Khafre]]<br>([[Khafre]]) |c. 2558β2532 BCE |[[Giza pyramid complex|Giza]] |136.4 meters (448 feet) <br>Originally: {{convert|143.5| m|abbr=on}} or 274 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]] |- ![[Pyramid of Menkaure]]<br>([[Menkaure]]) |c. 2532β2504 BCE |[[Giza pyramid complex|Giza]] |65 meters (213 feet) or 125 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]] |- ![[Pyramid of Userkaf]]<br>([[Userkaf]]) |c. 2494β2487 BCE |[[Saqqara]] |48 meters (161 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Sahure]]<br>([[Sahure]]) |c. 2487β2477 BCE |[[Abusir]] |47 meters (155 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Neferirkare]]<br>([[Neferirkare Kakai]]) |c. 2477β2467 BCE |[[Abusir]] |72.8 meters (239 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Nyuserre]]<br>([[Nyuserre Ini]]) |c. 2416β2392 BCE |[[Abusir]] |51.68 m (169.6 feet) or 99 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]] |- ![[Pyramid of Amenemhat I]]<br>([[Amenemhat I]]) |c. 1991β1962 BCE |[[Lisht]] |55 meters (181 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Senusret I]]<br>([[Senusret I]]) |c. 1971β1926 BCE |[[Lisht]] |61.25 meters (201 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Senusret II]]<br>([[Senusret II]]) |c. 1897β1878 BCE |[[el-Lahun]] |48.65 m (159.6 ft; 93 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]]) or 47.6 m (156 ft; 91 Egyptian Royal [[cubits]]) |- ![[Black Pyramid]]<br>([[Amenemhat III]]) |c. 1860β1814 BCE |[[Dahshur]] |75 meters (246 feet) |- ![[Pyramid of Khendjer]]<br>([[Khendjer]]) |c. 1764β1759 BCE |[[Saqqara]] | about {{convert|37| m|ft}}, now completely ruined |- ![[Piye#Burial|Pyramid of Piye]]<br>([[Piye]]) |c. 721 BCE |[[El-Kurru]] |20 meters (66 feet) or 30 meters (99 feet) |- ![[Taharqa#Nuri_pyramid|Pyramid of Taharqa]]<br>([[Taharqa]]) |c. 664 BCE |[[Nuri]] |40 meters (132 feet) or 50 meters (164 feet) |}
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