Mysterious abound when it comes to the pyramid. Firstly, Djedefre was different to its contemporaries in that its chambers were beneath the pyramid instead of inside it. Why this was is not yet known.

and the pyramid of Djedefre, which was constructed between the reigns of Khufu and Khafre, was built at a different site.

About eight kilometers northwest of Giza, near the village of Abu Roash, one can see the ruins of an ancient structure. This is the Pyramid of Djedefre, sometimes called the fourth pyramid of Giza ...

The pyramid, made of stone blocks, is believed to have been built for the wife of the fourth dynasty pharaoh, Djedefre, whose father Cheops built the Great Pyramid at Giza, around 15 kilometres ...

But Mr Dobrev believes the Sphinx was in fact created more than four and a half thousand years ago by Djedefre, Khafre's half brother and the son of Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza.

"This is the first time it has been proposed that the Sphinx has been built after the death of Khufu by his son Djedefre who succeeded him." Khafre, the builder of the nearby second pyramid at ...

Egyptologist Chris Naunton is on a quest to uncover the secrets of the enigmatic ruler Pharaoh Djedefre and the tale of the lost fourth pyramid, the tomb of Pharaoh Djedefre.

A study of the ruined Egyptian pyramid of the 4th dynasty pharaoh Djedefre including evidence from a tenyear excavation which supports new theories about his reign ...