Sakkara
Designed by Imhotep. chief architect of the III Dynasty pharaoh Djoser. this six-tired funerary chamber was the first pyramid. Prior to its construction. pharaohs were buried beneath rectangular mastabas. Imhotep created a pyramid by stacking six increasingly smaller mastabas on top of each other. Later pharaohs took it a step further to create the pyramids seen at Giza and elsewhere. An extensive funerary complex surrounds the pyramid.
Heb-Sed (Jubilee) Court in front of the pyramid
the court
lower part of the court
long and winding road
guide to the funerary complex
alabaster bowls, rock eggs, or rock on a string
Tombs
House of the South
Burial Chamber
the pit
Persian tombs
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