Description
Meidum is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt and contains a large pyramid and several mud-brick mastabas. The pyramid at Meidum is thought to be just the second pyramid built after Djoser's[1] and may have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and was continued by Sneferu. The architect was a successor to the famous Imhotep, the inventor of the stone built pyramid. The collapse of the pyramid is likely due to the modifications made to Imhotep's pyramid design as well as the decisions taken twice during construction to extend the pyramid. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab — (Pseudo Pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic.