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Home / Egypt and Nile River Cruise / Memphis and Saqqara - Nile River Cruise 92
![Rameses II, son of Sethos I, reigned in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom.
[Rameses II - Memphis - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4748.jpg "Rameses II, son of Sethos I, reigned in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom.
[Rameses II - Memphis - Egypt] (2805 visits) Rameses II, son of Sethos I, reigned in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom.
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Rameses II, son of Sethos I, reigned in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom. [Rameses II - Memphis - Egypt]
Rameses II, son of Sethos I, reigned in the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom. [Rameses II - Memphis - Egypt]![Saqqara became the royal necropolis for the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1398.jpg "Saqqara became the royal necropolis for the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3253 visits) Saqqara became the royal necropolis for the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis
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Saqqara became the royal necropolis for the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Saqqara became the royal necropolis for the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![Saqqara is one of the richest archaeological sites in Egypt
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1394.jpg "Saqqara is one of the richest archaeological sites in Egypt
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (4024 visits) Saqqara is one of the richest archaeological sites in Egypt
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Saqqara is one of the richest archaeological sites in Egypt [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Saqqara is one of the richest archaeological sites in Egypt [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![Statue of King Djoser viewed through a peephole.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1405.jpg "Statue of King Djoser viewed through a peephole.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (4464 visits) Statue of King Djoser viewed through a peephole.
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Statue of King Djoser viewed through a peephole. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Statue of King Djoser viewed through a peephole. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Masses of visitors at the entrance to the enclosure. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Saqqara's monuments span some 3,000 years. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
The Step Pyramid was started as a large mastaba tomb. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
It followed the well-established Saqqara tradition [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Imhotep chose to use stone rather than mud-brick. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
He built one mastaba on top of the other, each one smaller than the one below. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Restored section of wall bearing a frieze of cobras. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Restored wall bearing frieze of cobras. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Imhotep has been hailed the inventor of the art of building with hewn stone [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
Site excavations revealed Imhotep's name inscribed on Djoser's pedestal. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]