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Pyramid of Nyuserre

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The Pyramid of Nyuserre is the funerary monument built for the pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty in the mid 25th century BC. Before beginning work on his own pyramid, Nyuserre completed the unfinished monuments of his father Neferirkare Kakai, his mother Khentkaus II, and his brother Neferefre. He chose a site in the Abusir necropolis between the complexes of Neferirkare and Sahure that, though restrictive in area, economized on labor and materials, and he was the last king entombed there, as his successors chose to be buried elsewhere. His monument includes a main pyramid, a mortuary temple, a valley temple on Abusir Lake, a causeway originally intended for Neferirkare's monument, and a subsidiary cult pyramid.

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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Monument 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Giza Governorate, Egypt 2
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Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Monument 1
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.

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Source Pyramid of Nyuserre (Wikipedia)
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1. Pyramid of Nyuserre (Wikipedia)
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  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Pyramid of Nyuserre is the funerary monument built for the pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty in the mid 25th century BC. Before beginning work on his own pyramid, Nyuserre completed the unfinished monuments of his father Neferirkare Kakai, his mother Khentkaus II, and his brother Neferefre. He chose a site in the Abusir necropolis between the complexes of Neferirkare and Sahure that, though restrictive in area, economized on labor and materials, and he was the last king entombed there, as his successors chose to be buried elsewhere. His monument includes a main pyramid, a mortuary temple, a valley temple on Abusir Lake, a causeway originally intended for Neferirkare's monument, and a subsidiary cult pyramid.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Monument)
    The pyramid of Nyuserre (Egyptian: Mn-swt Nỉ-wsr-rꜥ, lit. 'Enduring are the places of Nyuserre') is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty in the mid-25th-century BC. During his reign, Nyuserre had the unfinished monuments of his father, Neferirkare Kakai, mother, Khentkaus II, and brother, Neferefre, completed, before commencing work on his personal
  • Uses Element: Limestone, infobox material field: Limestone
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2. Pyramid of Nyuserre (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Giza Governorate, Egypt
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Giza Governorate, Egypt
Wikidata item Q1751693, property P131/P17 (location): Giza Governorate, Egypt
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