Near the Red Pyramid lies the Bent Pyramid....
named for its change in angles. The Bent Pyramid was originally built wide and then narrowed to a 54.3 degree angle at the top giving it a "bent" look. Some of the original limestone casing remains giving you a glimpse of what pyramids looked like in their heydey (smooth and white).
Interestingly, the Old Kingdom pharaoh, Snofru (2613-2588 BC) had4 pyramids built for himself... He had two failed attempts (which are now, still visible, lumps of sand and rock), then the Red Pyramid, then was finally laid to rest in the Bent Pyramid. No know quite knows how he got away with this infraction of the "one ka (life energy), one pyramid" rule.
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