Tomb of Queen Khentkawes I

The Tomb of Queen Khentkawes I (c. 2500 BC) is a distinctive two-stepped structure on the Giza Plateau, once called the "fourth pyramid of Giza". The lower step, measuring 45.8 x 45.5 m and 10 m high, was cut from bedrock and encased in Tura limestone. The burial chamber is lined with pink granite. Khentkawes I held the extraordinary title "Mother of the King of Two Kings" and is depicted wearing royal emblems, suggesting she may have ruled in her own right. Her complex includes a boat pit, valley temple, and one of the oldest planned settlements in Egypt for her mortuary priests.