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| Egypt - miSr (in arabic) |
| Cairo - Saqqara |
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Saqqara was an active burial
ground for more than 3500 years and it cover a 7km stretch of the
Western desert. You will find 11 major pyramides, but most people
were buried in samller tombs. The most famous pyramide are the
Step pyramide, build by the pharaos chief architect Imhotep
around 2650 BC for Zoser. It was the first one build ever. The
step pyramide was surrounded by a 1645m long panelled limestone
wall, covering 15 hectars. Originally this wall was 10m high,
today reconstructed to 5m.
(Click on the
thumbnails, and you will get a larger version)
| Entrance
with nice colums inside |
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| The
Step Pyramide and remains of the old buildings
surrounding it |
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| Inside
this house you can see original printings on the wall |
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| Guardian |
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| The
entrance to the tomb and some nice decorations |
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| More
pyramides in the background and the mounted police |
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