Entrance, Djoser pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt
Colonaded entrance to the step pyramid of Djoser, or Step Tomb, in the funerary complex of Djoser, 2nd pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty in the Old Kingdom, c. 2600 BC, built by the royal architect Imhotep, at Saqqara, Egypt. The long entrance hall is flanked by engaged stone columns in the form of bundles of papyrus or palm branches, and at each end, an immobile stone imitation open door. The burial site at Saqqara, containing pyramids, mastabas and tombs from 1st dynasty to the Greco Roman period, was the royal necropolis for Memphis. Saqqara is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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