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Pyramid of Menkaure

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The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, built as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty king Menkaure. It has roughly one tenth the volume of the Pyramid of Khufu and is part of a complex that includes a mortuary temple, a valley temple, a causeway, and three smaller subsidiary pyramids on its southern side. Numerous signs of unfinished work show that Menkaure died before the monument was complete, leaving its completion to his successor Shepseskaf.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Pyramid 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Giza, Egypt 2
Completed Year
2510 BCE 3
Height (m)Sourced to the subject's own account
61 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Pyramid 1
Connections

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Pyramid, Concepts

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.

Uses Element

Source Pyramid of Menkaure (Wikipedia)
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1. Pyramid of Menkaure (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article (standing)
    The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, built as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty king Menkaure. It has roughly one tenth the volume of the Pyramid of Khufu and is part of a complex that includes a mortuary temple, a valley temple, a causeway, and three smaller subsidiary pyramids on its southern side. Numerous signs of unfinished work show that Menkaure died before the monument was complete, leaving its completion to his successor Shepseskaf.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Pyramid)
    The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. It is thought to have been built to serve as the tomb of the Fourth Dynasty King Menkaure. With roughly one tenth of the volume of the pyramid of Khufu, it is a part of a Egyptian pyramid complex comprising a mortuary temple and
  • Uses Element: Limestone, infobox material field: limestone, core red granite, white limestone, casing
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2. Pyramid of Menkaure (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata height (P2048) statement: 61.0
    Wikidata item Q238623, property P2048 (height): 61.0 m (converted to metres, preferred/normal rank, non-deprecated)
  • Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Giza, Egypt
    Wikidata item Q238623, property P131/P17 (location): Giza, Egypt
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3. Wikidata: Pyramid of Menkaure
  • Wikidata Q238623, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
  • Wikidata Q238623, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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