Three partially destroyed pyramids command the lanascape. The northernmost, of King Sahure, is particularly interesting on account of the remains of its funerary temple on the east side. Large portions of its basalt paving remain intact, as well as several architectural elements, made of Aswan granite. Large inscriptions bearing the royal names were carved into the granite and painted. Wall reliefs of historical and artistic importance were discovered in the temple but were removed by the excavators.
Another monument of interest is the abnormally large mastaba of the Vizier Ptahshepses who was married to a
princess. It contains a large columned court with delicate reliefs portraying the vizier. Two stone sarcophagi still occupy the burial chamber. Two granite columns of the 'papyrus bundle" type decorate the entrance to the mastaba.
The German and Czech teams which excavated the site discovered important adminitrative papyri shedding light on routine activities in the local funerary temples. The kings of the 5th Dynasty accorded special emphasis to the cult of the sun gods (Re, Atum, Khepri) and to its main center at Heliopolis (near Cairo). Particularly prominent was the belief that the spirit of a dead king rose to the sky and merged with the sun, father of all kings. Accordingly, special sun temples were constructed at Abu-Ghurob, a few kilometers north of Abusir, for the cult of the solar aspect of the dead kings.