| Page Views: 252 Last Visit to Saqqarah: 2002 | Saqqarah by yurxlnc - last update: Dec 11, 2005 |
| walls and entrance to Zoser's complex |
Saqqarah is the site of the oldest pyramid, in deed the oldest stone building made by man: the Step Pyramid of King Zoser.
It is also the site of other smaller and less well constructed pyramids, as well as tombs covering all periods of Egyptian history. |
|  | The step pyramid started out as a brick mastba tomb, but then Imhotep, the architect, extended the mastaba and added more steps until it reached its present shape. |
| | The Saqqarah necropolis is huge. It appears to have two main sections : the Northern section with tombs and the southern section with pyramids, but this is not a clean cut division. |
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| Pros: | "excellent introduction to Egyptian history" | | Cons: | "many pyramids in poor shape" |
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