Why Did Pharaoh Sneferu Build a FOURTH PYRAMID?

King Sneferu, father of the mighty King Khufu, is the man responsible for not one, not two but three of Egypt’s grandest pyramids, the Red Pyramid, the Bent Pyramid and the Meidum Pyramid.
They are the earliest smooth-sided pyramids to be built, but none of them has been found with a stone sarcophagus inside. Experts claim that Sneferu was continually seeking a more perfect monument to be buried in, and that construction flaws are to be blamed for making three pyramids.

But this week I stumbled on a pyramid I had never heard of before, known as the Pyramid of Seila, and even more interesting is that it was built by Sneferu, meaning he built not three but four pyramids during his reign.
They are the earliest smooth-sided pyramids to be built, but none of them has been found with a stone sarcophagus inside. Experts claim that Sneferu was continually seeking a more perfect monument to be buried in, and that construction flaws are to be blamed for making three pyramids.

But this week I stumbled on a pyramid I had never heard of before, known as the Pyramid of Seila, and even more interesting is that it was built by Sneferu, meaning he built not three but four pyramids during his reign.
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