Pyramid of Menkaure

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At 62m (originally 66.5m), the Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the trio. A gash in the north face is the result of an attempt by Saladin's son Malek Abdel Aziz to dismantle the pyramid in AD 1186. He gave up after eight months, having achieved little. Outside the pyramid you'll see the excavated remains of Menkaure's funerary temple and, further east, the ruins of his valley temple, less excavated.

Visitors are no longer allowed inside the pyramid, and it's a long slog out here - you're excused if you skip it.