Today, we see the statue of King Menkaure and his wife, the Queen (2490 - 2472 BC), which is one of the most beautiful statues of the ancient Egyptian civilization, and reflects the strength of feelings in it.
King Menkaure is considered one of the most famous kings in the ancient Egyptian civilization, and he gained immortality and fame due to his pyramid located in the Giza region.
After ascending the throne, the king married Princess "Khara Murr Nebti," who became the main wife and first queen and gave birth to his son and successor to the throne, "Shepses Kaf".
Menkaure is one of the kings of the Fourth Dynasty, and he assumed the throne after the death of his father, King Khafra.
Its pyramid is the smallest of the three pyramids, and it was built as a tomb for Pharaoh Menkaure and the pyramid is located a few hundred meters southwest of the pyramid of Khufu and the pyramid of Khafre, where it is believed that its construction was completed in the twenty-sixth century BC, and its height is 61 meters with a base of 108.5 meters It was constructed of limestone and granite, and at the end of the twelfth century, King Aziz Othman bin Yusuf tried to demolish the pyramids, and he began with the pyramid of Menkaure, and his workers stayed for 8 months trying to demolish the pyramid, but they found it difficult to destroy, they can only remove one or two Of stones every day, as they used pegs to divide the stones into several pieces, and forklifts to move them, while others used ropes to pull them down, but they failed to try to destroy it, but only succeeded in damaging the pyramid of Menkaure, by leaving a large vertical crack on the north side of Pyramid.
Sun, Nov. 1, 2020
