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Step Pyramid of Saqqara

North Saqqara, Cairo, Egypt

Featured Review : This is where it begins. Saqqara is a place of death, yes, but also of birth. The birth of architecture, of pyramids, and of the timeless legends that have entranced for millenia.The pyramids of Giza are world famous, bu...See Full Review

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Step Pyramid of Saqqara Reviews

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Step Pyramid of Saqqara and the Nearby Museum

  • 5 out of 5 stars by NiceGinna from Evanston, Illinois
  • January 23, 2009
Step Pyramid of Saqqara and the Nearby Museum
Quote: Our first stop of the day was Museum Imhotep, the architect of the earliest Step Pyramid. He was also a writer and scientist, a true Rennaisance Man, but well before the Rennaisance! Then it was on to the First Step Pyramid, built about 4600 years... Read the full Step Pyramid of Saqqara review

From journal An Unforgettable 10 Days in Egypt

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Saqqara, and the First Pyramid

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • October 5, 2008
Saqqara, and the First Pyramid
Quote: This is where it begins. Saqqara is a place of death, yes, but also of birth. The birth of architecture, of pyramids, and of the timeless legends that have entranced for millenia.The pyramids of Giza are world famous, but I wanted to see where the... Read the full Step Pyramid of Saqqara review

From journal Pyramids, Popes and Parallel Worlds

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Steppe Pyramid of Saqqara

  • 5 out of 5 stars by kwasiak from Tucson, Arizona
  • August 24, 2005
Steppe Pyramid of Saqqara
Quote: The Steppe Pyramid is the only example of what most Egyptian scholars consider the second stage towards the building of the first true pyramid of Egypt. The first stage was the mastabas, which were rectangular mounds of earth placed over the dead. ... Read the full Step Pyramid of Saqqara review

From journal Discovering Ancient Memphis

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State Pyramids of Sakurra

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jim from Charlotte, North Carolina
  • July 6, 2004
State Pyramids of Sakurra
Quote: When you first get to Cairo, you will probably be in “I must see pyramids mode.” And after Giza, the next logical set of pyramids to see is the State Pyramids at Sakurra. They are located about 40 minutes past the pyramids at Giza. Although much... Read the full Step Pyramid of Saqqara review

From journal A Hectic Week in Cairo

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Saqqara

  • 5 out of 5 stars by ZUIKUTIS from LONDON, United Kingdom
  • May 23, 2004
Quote: After visiting the Giza pyramids, we had two options how to get to other pyramids. The first option required quite a few hours of riding on a camel, horse, or a donkey and we didn’t really fancy it, so our little group (me, my husband, and his... Read the full Step Pyramid of Saqqara review

From journal Crazy Cairo

Saqqara Pyramid

  • 2 out of 5 stars by nmagann from Ventura, California
  • December 5, 2000
Saqqara Pyramid
Quote: Saqqara Pyramid, I was informed, was the first attempt at constructing a pyramid. I had never heard of this. It does not come close in size to the pyramids at Giza nor is the structure so tightly built. It does have the oldest columns and shrines... Read the full Step Pyramid of Saqqara review

From journal Cairo's Museums and the Nile