Pyramid of Saqqara

Bloged in Pyramids of Ancient Egypt by elklabone Saturday September 2, 2006

Major pyramids here include the Step Pyramid of Djozer — the world’s oldest monumental stone building — the Pyramid of Userkaf and the Pyramid of Teti. Also at Saqqara is the Pyramid of Unas, which retains a pyramid causeway that is amongst the best-preserved in Egypt. This pyramid was also the subject of one of antiquities’ earliest restoration attempts, conducted under the auspices of one of the sons of Ramesses II. Saqqara is also the location of the incomplete step pyramid of Djozer’s successor Sekhemkhet, known as the Buried Pyramid. Archaeologists believe that had this pyramid been completed it would have been larger than Djozer’s.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramids

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