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Cairo, Red Pyramid at Dahshur: This pyramid is said to be the first successful example of a true pyramid with smooth sides. Built by Snefru about 2600 BCE, it is also the only pyramid in Egypt that we found you could climb. A modern stairway leads you about a third of the way up to an entrance. You then descend down a very long (60 meters) ramped passageway into the first chamber, located somewhere below the apex of the pyramid. The view from the side was spectacular, and really gave you an appreciation for their size that was not achieved from ground level.