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Tombs in Sakkara - Feb 6, 2008
The tombs in Sakkara are a feast for the eyes and mind. We viewed scenes of daily life, so well preserved one wonders how they could have survived for 4,500 years!
The Step Pyramid Complex of King Djoser - Feb 6, 2008
We were treated to a very special and exclusive visit to the funerary complex of Pharoah Djoser (2630-2611 BC) of the 3rd Dynasty at Sakara. His Step Pyramid was the most pioneering and successful attempt ever to build a pyramid. The six unequal steps, like all the construction around it, were designed by Imhotep, the deified architect, physician, patron of scribes, and most honored by his people.
This pyramid, just outside Cairo is thought to be the first monumental stone structure in Egypt.
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