Located about 100km south of modern Cairo, Meidum or Maidum 's the location of a large pyramid, and several large mud-brick mastabas. Pyramid The pyramid at Meidum's thought to have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty. It was completed and probably usurped by his successor, Sneferu, who also turned it from a step pyramid to a true pyramid by filling in the steps with limestone encasing. The Meidum pyramid was built in different stages, beginning as a seven-step… (More on Meidum)