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Entrance to Red Pyramid, Dahshur | Dahshur and Giza, Egypt (20230216_161631.jpg)

Entrance to Red Pyramid, Dahshur

The Red Pyramid was not always red. It used to be cased with white Tura limestone, but only a few of these stones now remain at the pyramid's base, at the corner. During the Middle Ages much of the white Tura limestone was taken for buildings in Cairo, revealing the red limestone beneath.
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