'Bent' pyramid: Egypt opens ancient oddity for tourism

Pharoah Sneferu’s structure marks key step in Egyptian architecture, as builders had to change the angle when it started to crack

Egypt has opened to visitors the “bent” pyramid built for the pharaoh Sneferu, a 101-metre structure south of Cairo that marks a key step in the evolution of pyramid construction.

Tourists will now be able to clamber down a 79-metre long, narrow tunnel from a raised entrance on the pyramid’s northern face, to reach two chambers deep inside the 4,600-year-old structure.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YXt5zC