The pyramid of Menkaure at Giza has an enormous breach on its northern face. The story of this scar is examined to see how much truth is behind its original tale.

Menkaure was the son of pharaoh Khafre and grandson of the pharaoh Khufu, (owner of the Great Pyramid). His pyramid is the 3rd largest on the Giza plateau, famously cased in Aswan Granite in the lower section. This pyramid was known throughout antiquity as the colored pyramid, or even sometimes as the 'red' pyramid because of the darker casing stones.

The Islamic Golden age was a time when this pyramid was fabled to contain vast amounts of treasure, as recorded in the book '1001 Arabian Nights'. It is during this era that the pyramid was damaged, and this video scrutinizes the story of its desecration.

Lastly, we see how this tradition carries on into the modern era from academic Egyptologists such as Zahi Hawass.

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0:00 Intro
1:00 Islamic Golden Age treasure
1:35 Great Breach
2:16 Ab dal-Latif's written account from 1196 A.D.
5:02 Historians acceptance
5:24 How would you dismantle a pyramid?
7:08 Purpose of the Breach
8:20 Comparing the Great Pyramid design
9:25 Reasons for deception
10:19 Modern treasure fables