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Pyramid G3-c

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G3-c (also G3c, G3 c, GIIIc) is one of the three pyramid companions Pyramid of Menkaure. It is located on the south side of the Menkaure pyramid in the Giza Necropolis. It is the westernmost of the three pyramids of the queens.

Pyramid G3-c

The pyramid was built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, presumably for one of the wives of Menkaure. The surface of the pyramid is stepped, consisting of four platforms that decrease toward the top. The pyramid's base is 31.5 metres (103 ft) square, and its height is 21.2 metres (70 ft).[1]

View of the pyramid companions from the north
The pyramid-companions, with the Pyramid of Menkaure in the background

See also

References

  1. ^ Zamarovsky V. Their majesty the pyramids. pp. 291–295.

Further reading

  • Mark Lehner, The complete pyramids, 1997, p. 116

29°58′18″N 31°07′38″E / 29.97163°N 31.12733°E / 29.97163; 31.12733

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