G1-b is one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Giza East Field

Giza East Field

The East Field is located to the east of Khufu’s pyramid and contains cemetery G 7000. This cemetery was a burial place for some of the family members of Khufu....

 of the Giza Necropolis immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact...

, built during the Fourth dynasty of Egypt

Fourth dynasty of Egypt

The fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom. Dynasty IV lasted from ca. 2613 to 2494 BC...

. It is the central of the three pyramids of the queens, located ten meters south of the Pyramid G1-a

Pyramid G1-a

G1-a is one of the subsidiary pyramids of the Giza East Field of the Giza Necropolis immediately to the eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza, built during the Fourth dynasty of Egypt. It is the northernmost of the three pyramids of the queens and has a base of 49.5 meters wide and originally...

. It has a square base 49 feet square and had an original height of 30 metres. Egyptologists Mark Lehner

Mark Lehner

Mark Lehner PhD is an American archaeologist with more than 30 years of experience excavating in Egypt. His approach, as director of Ancient Egypt Research Associates , is to conduct interdisciplinary archaeological investigation. Every excavated object is examined by specialists to create an...

 and Rainer Stadelmann

Rainer Stadelmann

Dr. Rainer Stadelmann is a German Egyptologist. He is considered an expert of the Giza Plateau.After studying in Neuburg an der Donau in 1953, he studied Egyptology, Orientalism and Archeology at the University of Munich. He participated in 1955 and 1956 in the excavations of the Userkaf Solar...

 attribute it to the queen Mérititès I

Meritites I

Meritites I was an ancient Egyptian Queen of the 4th dynasty.She was a daughter of King Sneferu and the wife of King Khufu. Her name means "Beloved of her Father". Several of her titles are known from a stela found at Giza. She was the mother of Crown Prince Kawab and may have had several more...

. Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass is an Egyptian archaeologist, an Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs. He has also worked at archaeological sites in the Nile Delta, the Western Desert, and the Upper Nile Valley....

, however, attributes it to Queen Noubet who gave birth to Djedefre.