Pyramid G1-a

Pyramid G1-a
The pyramid in 2007
Hetepheres I
Coordinates29°58′43.81″N 31°8′10.54″E / 29.9788361°N 31.1362611°E / 29.9788361; 31.1362611
Constructedc. 2600 BC
TypeTrue pyramid
Height30.25 metres (99.2 ft)
Base49.5 metres (162 ft)
Location of pyramid in Egypt

G1-a is one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Giza East Field of the Giza Necropolis, located immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza. It was built during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. The tomb is the northernmost of the three pyramids of the queens.

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