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Pyramid of Neferirkare

Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures

The Pyramid of Neferirkare is the funerary monument built for the pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty in the 25th century BC. It is the tallest and highest situated structure in the Abusir necropolis, which lies between Giza and Saqqara, and it still towers over the site. Its construction came as the Fifth Dynasty's pyramids grew smaller than those of the Fourth Dynasty and began following a more standardized template, even as their complexes gained increasingly intricate relief decoration.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Monument 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Egypt 2
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Monument 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Monument, 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

Limestone, Architectural Materials
Source Pyramid of Neferirkare (Wikipedia)
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, located there.
Sources
1. Pyramid of Neferirkare (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
    The Pyramid of Neferirkare is the funerary monument built for the pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty in the 25th century BC. It is the tallest and highest situated structure in the Abusir necropolis, which lies between Giza and Saqqara, and it still towers over the site. Its construction came as the Fifth Dynasty's pyramids grew smaller than those of the Fourth Dynasty and began following a more standardized template, even as their complexes gained increasingly intricate relief decoration.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Monument)
    The pyramid of Neferirkare (Egyptian: Bꜣ Nfr-ỉr-kꜣ-rꜥ, lit. 'The ba of Neferirkare') is the funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty in the 25th century BC. It is the tallest, highest-situated structure in the Abusir necropolis, located between Giza and Saqqara, over which it still towers. The Fifth Dynasty marked the end of the great pyramid constr
  • Uses Element: Limestone, infobox material field: Limestone
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2. Pyramid of Neferirkare (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Egypt
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Egypt
Wikidata item Q1609149, property P131/P17 (location): Egypt
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Wikidata: Pyramid of Neferirkare
Wikidata Q1609149, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
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