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Degemer / Merkerioù Saqqara
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![Alas! Could this be Anubis?
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4782.jpg "Alas! Could this be Anubis?
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3930 gweladenn) Alas! Could this be Anubis?
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]")
Alas! Could this be Anubis? [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Alas! Could this be Anubis? [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![As the city grew, so did its necropolis
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1399.jpg "As the city grew, so did its necropolis
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3672 gweladenn) As the city grew, so did its necropolis
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]")
As the city grew, so did its necropolis [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
As the city grew, so did its necropolis [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![Baksheesh for three, donkey incuded.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4770.jpg "Baksheesh for three, donkey incuded.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3884 gweladenn) Baksheesh for three, donkey incuded.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]")
Baksheesh for three, donkey incuded. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Baksheesh for three, donkey incuded. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![Colonnaded corridor of 40 pillars, ribbed in imitation palm stems.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4766.jpg "Colonnaded corridor of 40 pillars, ribbed in imitation palm stems.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (4380 gweladenn) Colonnaded corridor of 40 pillars, ribbed in imitation palm stems.
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Colonnaded corridor of 40 pillars, ribbed in imitation palm stems. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Colonnaded corridor of 40 pillars, ribbed in imitation palm stems. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4768.jpg "It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3537 gweladenn) It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Eg...")
It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
It spanned an area over 6 km long and more than 1.5 km wide. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![It was the first pyramid in Egyptian history
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1401.jpg "It was the first pyramid in Egyptian history
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3402 gweladenn) It was the first pyramid in Egyptian history
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]")
It was the first pyramid in Egyptian history [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
It was the first pyramid in Egyptian history [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![King Djoser - his face mutilated due to gouging out of the inlaid eyes.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/IMG_4773.jpg "King Djoser - his face mutilated due to gouging out of the inlaid eyes.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3978 gweladenn) King Djoser - his face mutilated due to gouging out of the inlaid eyes.
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - S...")
King Djoser - his face mutilated due to gouging out of the inlaid eyes. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
King Djoser - his face mutilated due to gouging out of the inlaid eyes. [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]![Monuments include the earliest ancient funerary structures to Coptic monasteries
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/MemphisSakkara/DSC_1397.jpg "Monuments include the earliest ancient funerary structures to Coptic monasteries
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt] (3599 gweladenn) Monuments include the earliest ancient funerary structures to Coptic monasteries
[Step Pyramid of D...")
Monuments include the earliest ancient funerary structures to Coptic monasteries [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egypt]
Monuments include the earliest ancient funerary structures to Coptic monasteries [Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - 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] (3542 gweladenn) Saqqara became the royal necropolis for the Old Kingdom capital of Memphis
[Step Pyramid of Djoser ...")
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] (4338 gweladenn) Saqqara is one of the richest archaeological sites in Egypt
[Step Pyramid of Djoser - Saqqara - Egy...")
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] (4736 gweladenn) 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]