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Casing Stones at the Top, Pyramid of Khafre, Giza | Dahshur and Giza, Egypt (20230217_104323.jpg)

Casing Stones at the Top, Pyramid of Khafre, Giza

The pyramid is built of horizontal courses. The stones used at the bottom are very large, but as the pyramid rises, the stones become smaller, becoming only 50 cm thick at the apex. The bottom course of casing stones was made out of pink granite but the remainder of the pyramid was cased in Tura limestone. Today, casing stones cover the top third of the pyramid but the pyramidion and part of the apex are missing.
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