Pyramid G3-c
{{Short description|Pyramid in the Giza complex}}
{{Infobox pyramid
| name = G3-c
| image = Queen-Pyramid-G-III-c.jpg
| image_size = 300
| coordinates = {{coord|29.9716|31.1273|format=dms|type:landmark_region:EG|display=inline,title}}
| date = {{circa}} 2510 BC
| height = 21.2 meters
| base = 31.24 meters
}}
G3-c (also G3c, G3 c, GIIIc) is one of the three satellite pyramids of the larger Pyramid of Menkaure, located at the Giza pyramid complex. This structure is situated south of the main pyramid and is the westernmost of the three satellites.
The American archaeologist George Andrew Reisner speculated that either this pyramid or G3-b may have been meant for Menkaure's half-sister, Shepsetkau, the daughter of Meresankh III and Khafre.Reisner (1947), p. 187.
The pyramid was built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, presumably for one of the wives of Menkaure. The surface of the pyramid is stepped, consisting of four platforms that decrease toward the top. The pyramid's base is {{convert|31.24|m|ft}} square, and its height is {{convert|21.2|m|ft}}.Verner (2007), p. 463
File:Giza Plateau - horse carriages in front of Queen's Pyramids.JPG
See also
References
Bibliography
- {{cite book|author=Reisner, George Andrew|title=A History of the Giza Necropolis|volume=III|publisher=Harvard University|date=1942}} (Note: This is the second unpublished follow-up to Reisner's work A History of the Giza Necropolis Vol. I, published by Harvard University Press)
- {{cite book|author=Verner, Miroslav|year=2007|publisher=Grove Atlantic|location=New York City, NY|title=The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments|isbn=9780802198631}}
External links
- [http://giza.fas.harvard.edu/sites/2737/full/ Pyramid G3-c at Digital Giza]
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Category:Pyramids of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 26th century BC