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with mystery. While one pays a visit to any of the pyramids, they some questions seem to crop in their mind, but they hardly get the answers. The Buried Pyramid is one of the most sought after Pyramids which is considered to be the store house of all sorts of historical facts. Sekhemkhet's pyramid was intended to be built like that of the step-pyramid. While building the Pyramid, the technique of building is like that of the Djoser's pyramid.
During your trip to Egypt, you can certainly look forward to visit this ancient pyramid, which is built with sloping courses of small stone blocks which were laid at right angles. The Buried Pyramid is a living evidence of the architectural mastery which the contemporary people used to command. As the pyramid was not completely finished, the pyramid is formed without the addition of the outer casing.
It is a common notion that the Pyramid could have risen to a height of 70 meters had the 7 steps been added to the case. The Buried Pyramid may not be of great height, but it is held to be of great importance in the present times. The historians have found out that the short reign of Sekhemkhet has not allowed the pyramids to grow. As the Buried Pyramid never rose above the surface of its rectangular enclosure, the structure is not higher than 7 meters above ground level.
The substructure of the pyramid houses a subterranean set of U-shaped 132 galleries built in around the North, East and West side of the pyramid. If you want to enter the substructure, you have to enter from its North. A major attraction inside the Buried Pyramid is the burial chamber. Since it is one of the popular Pyramids in Egypt, the interested travelers come here to witness each and every detail of the structure. The burial chamber is also a major subject of research for the historians.
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As you visit the rectangular burial chamber of the pyramid under the centre of the monument, you will feel as if you have land up in the pre-historic era. This chamber, again, was left unfinished. The discoverers found out a stone coffin in the burial chamber which was made of a single piece of stone. There is a mystery relating to the coffin inside the Buried Pyramid. Though the coffin was sealed with mortar, it was found empty. Because it was sealed and the chamber did not offer the scope for the intruders, people seem to ask a common question where can be the body of Sekhemkhet.
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