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Egypt > Luxor Nobles Tombs (2 files)

Photographs in this gallery are of the various Tombs of the Nobles on the West Bank if the Nile at Luxor in the area called Qurnet Murai
Luxor Nakht Tomb EG00676jhp Egyptian Luxor Tombs Nobles Nakht female harp player Tomb painted Relief is one of many beautiful tomb decorations amongst the Tombs of the Nobles on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor. The Nakht Tomb-Chapel is located in the Village area [Tomb 52] was the Astronomer of Amun during the reign of Thutmosis 1V around 1400BC. This was one of the first Tombs of the Nobles I visited in 1994 and I was taken immediately by the colourful painted reliefs but difficult to photograph as the lighting was extremely limited and only properly lit small areas of a scene. The area around the Tombs has now been greatly improved with removal of many of the old modern houses and entry to these fascinating burial sites made more accessible. Visits to these tombs tend to be privately organised rather than being part of a package tour but it is easily organised with a taxi from the East Bank hotels, payment for selected tombs is made at the ticket office beforehand near the Colossi of Memnon with the area being very close to the ticket office. Photography certainly the last time I was in Egypt in 2007 had been banned in all the tombs so these photos although not very good technically are useful as a record of the nature of the tombs and especially their paintings. These images have not been sharpened during post production but will benefit from some USM sharpening prior to use. Hand held as no tripods were allowed and using slide film, Fuji 400asa, did not give great leeway to get decent photos, oh for my Nikon DSLR with 6400ISO. In this case I remember using a 80B Blue filter to try to counteract the very low grade tungsten lighting and because of the speed loss was using my 50mm f1.8 Nikkor lens wide open so had absolutely no Depth of Field to play with and a shutter speed of 30th second or less-really impossible to produce technically good images. The hand reflected lighting used in some tombs causes a hot spot so nothing by way of a balanced light but it is daylight balanced. However being direct sunlight reflected off tin foil would probably being doing more damage to the paintings than a suitable wide angle flash with UV filter. Given that most of the paints used in these tombs is mineral based then actually either method would do no measurable damage. The Perspex sheeting, however inconvenient, and not a problem from memory in Nakht’s Tomb, is to stop the physical touching of the paintings accidentally or otherwise, by inquisitive hands or swinging backpacks, and is absolutely vital protection to preserve these invaluable unique irreplaceable paintings. Some of the obvious damage to the paintings is not all modern. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Luxor, Tombs, Nobles, Thebes, River Nile, West Bank, Old Qurna, Sheikh Abd’el-Qurna, village, landscape, Nakht, wife, Tawi, Taui, God, Amun, deceased, Observer, Hours, astronomer, tomb, banquet, scene, painting, Tree, Goddess, Hathor, fruit-tree, headdress, sycamore, grapes, offering, fish, ducks, food, flowers, lotus, bread, loaves, musicians, women, flute, lute, harp, naked, wine, fishing, marshland, boats, agriculture, cattle, farming, girls, workers, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, natural, light, 2000, Fuji, RHP, 80a, tungsten, filter, slide, film, scanned, scan, daylight, balanced, Nikon, FM2, 35mm
Luxor Nakht Tomb EG00673jhp Egypt Luxor Tombs Nobles Nakht women musicians naked Tomb Colourful Reliefs is one of many beautiful tomb decorations amongst the Tombs of the Nobles on the West Bank of the River Nile at Luxor. The Nakht Tomb-Chapel is located in the Village area [Tomb 52] was the Astronomer of Amun during the reign of Thutmosis 1V around 1400BC. This was one of the first Tombs of the Nobles I visited in 1994 and I was taken immediately by the colourful painted reliefs but difficult to photograph as the lighting was extremely limited and only properly lit small areas of a scene. The area around the Tombs has now been greatly improved with removal of many of the old modern houses and entry to these fascinating burial sites made more accessible. Visits to these tombs tend to be privately organised rather than being part of a package tour but it is easily organised with a taxi from the East Bank hotels, payment for selected tombs is made at the ticket office beforehand near the Colossi of Memnon with the area being very close to the ticket office. Photography certainly the last time I was in Egypt in 2007 had been banned in all the tombs so these photos although not very good technically are useful as a record of the nature of the tombs and especially their paintings. These images have not been sharpened during post production but will benefit from some USM sharpening prior to use. Hand held as no tripods were allowed and using slide film, Fuji 400asa, did not give great leeway to get decent photos, oh for my Nikon DSLR with 6400ISO. In this case I remember using a 80B Blue filter to try to counteract the very low grade tungsten lighting and because of the speed loss was using my 50mm f1.8 Nikkor lens wide open so had absolutely no Depth of Field to play with and a shutter speed of 30th second or less-really impossible to produce technically good images. The hand reflected lighting used in some tombs causes a hot spot so nothing by way of a balanced light but it is daylight balanced. However being direct sunlight reflected off tin foil would probably being doing more damage to the paintings than a suitable wide angle flash with UV filter. Given that most of the paints used in these tombs is mineral based then actually either method would do no measurable damage. The Perspex sheeting, however inconvenient, and not a problem from memory in Nakht’s Tomb, is to stop the physical touching of the paintings accidentally or otherwise, by inquisitive hands or swinging backpacks, and is absolutely vital protection to preserve these invaluable unique irreplaceable paintings. Some of the obvious damage to the paintings is not all modern. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, ancient, Luxor, Tombs, Nobles, Thebes, River Nile, West Bank, Old Qurna, Sheikh Abd’el-Qurna, village, landscape, Nakht, wife, Tawi, Taui, God, Amun, deceased, Observer, Hours, astronomer, tomb, banquet, scene, painting, Tree, Goddess, Hathor, fruit-tree, headdress, sycamore, grapes, offering, fish, ducks, food, flowers, lotus, bread, loaves, musicians, women, flute, lute, harp, naked, wine, fishing, marshland, boats, agriculture, cattle, farming, girls, workers, colourful, colorful, colours, colors, painted, natural, light, 2000, Fuji, RHP, 80a, tungsten, filter, slide, film, scanned, scan, daylight, balanced, Nikon, FM2, 35mm

Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis (28 files)

This gallery contains pictures of the two main sites usually visited together on a day trip south of Cairo - Saqqara with the famous Step Pyramid, a huge necropolis with many tombs and other pyramids and Memphis, the ancient capital of Egypt now will an open air museum with the alabaster sphinx and the huge partial statue of Ramasses 11.
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG951143jhp Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Oldest Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from outside the main entrance to the enclosure and the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, Step, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Imhotep, chief, works, architect, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, limestone, stones, bricks, levels, steps, mastaba, style, north, entrance, face, south, tomb, Uraeus, frieze, court, altars, mortuary, temple, 1995, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, scanned, scan
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG9499jhp Saqqara Entrance Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure Step Pyramid courtyard complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone, 1994, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, afternoon, late
Step Pyramid Saqqara EG9497jhp Saqqara Step Pyramid afternoon light Entrance Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone, 1994, 645, slide, film, transparency, Bronica, ETRSi, afternoon, late
Saqqara South House EG051093jhp Saqqara Egyptian South House graffiti New Kingdom Djoser Step Pyramid Jubilee Court oldest stone monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds are these two distinct mysterious buildings one with lily designs and the other with papyrus stile columns. In the South are the remains of 1st Kingdom graffiti, apologies for the legs, which is important in attributing the Step Pyramid to King Djoser by name. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, North, South, House, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, court, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone, lilies, papyrus, designs, graffiti, New, Kingdom
Saqqara South House EG051092jhp Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt South House Stone Jubilee Court lily in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds are these two distinct mysterious buildings one with lily designs and the other with papyrus stile columns. In the South are the remains of 1st Kingdom graffiti, apologies for the legs, which is important in attributing the Step Pyramid to King Djoser by name. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, North, South, House, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, court, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone, lilies, papyrus, designs, graffiti, New, Kingdom
Saqqara North House EG051095jhp Saqqarah Egypt North House Stone Papyrus column style Jubilee Court part of the Step Pyramid complex and the oldest stone monument world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds are these two distinct mysterious buildings one with lily designs and the other with papyrus stile columns. In the South are the remains of 1st Kingdom graffiti, apologies for the legs, which is important in attributing the Step Pyramid to King Djoser by name. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, North, South, House, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, court, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone, papyrus, designs
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051084jhp Step Pyramid Saqqara Egyptian Ancient Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court oldest stone built complex in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051083jhp Step Pyramid Saqqarah Egypt Oldest Stone Monument Jubilee Festival Court in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds and this image is taken from a Fuji RAW file source. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Djoser Serdab EG051099jhp Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Zoser pharoah Serdab face detail mortuary temple, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds. This is one of two versions offered this one with more detail in the face and a slightly cooler colour interpretation. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, serdab, face, carved, carving, eye, missing, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Djoser Serdab EG051098jhp Step Pyramid Saqqarah Egyptian Djoser King Serdab face hole Court mortuary temple, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is near the Hed-Seb Festival Jubilee Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds. This is one of two versions offered this one with less detail in the face and a warmer colour interpretation. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, serdab, carved, replica, king, head, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051091jhp Saqqara Egypt Hed-Sed Festival Jubilee Court archeology feet statue hidden at Step Pyramid the oldest stone built monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, statues, feet, remains, buried, hidden, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051089jhp Saqqara Egypt Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court restoration facade located at the Step Pyramid and oldest monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, here part of the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051088jhp Saqqarah Egyptian Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court restoration facade located at the Step Pyramid and oldest monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, here part of the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051087jhp Saqqara Egypt Stone fluted Hed-Sed Festival Court foundation remnants in the oldest stone built monument in the world at the Step Pyramid, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, remants, broken, damaged, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051086jhp Ancient Egyptian Hed-Sed Festival Court Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Oldest Stone Monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051085jhp Saqqara Egyptian Stone Jubilee Festival Court fluted reed columns back at the Step Pyramid oldest stone-built monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051078jhp Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Hed-Sed Festival Court entrance oldest stone monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, entrance, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Jubilee Court EG051077jhp Step Pyramid entrance Saqqara Egyptian Hed-Sed Festival Court Jubilee oldest stone monument in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Entrance Columns EG051076jhp Step Pyramid Saqqarah Egypt Entrance Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Entrance Columns EG051075jhp Egypt Saqqara Entrance Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Entrance Columns EG051073jhp Ancient Egyptian Saqqara Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Step Pyramid 6946EG07JHP First Iconic View Step Pyramid Kong Doser Saqqara Egypt Fluted Limestone Stone after completing the entrance walk through the limestone enclosure wall into the Step Pyramid complex dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. The walk through these fluted engaged columns creates a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate and increasing the impact as one faces the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Step Pyramid 6945EG07JHP Ancient Earliest Stone Monument Egypt Step Pyramid Saqqarah Photograph of this iconic view after completing entrance walk through the limestone enclosure wall into the Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. The walk through these fluted engaged columns creates a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate and increasing the impact as one faces the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Step Pyramid Festival Court 6918EG07JHP Step Pyramid Saqqara Egypt Oldest Stone Monument Hed-Sed Festival Court in the world, built for King Djoser around 2500BC, is viewed from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Fluted Entrance Columns 6913EG07JHP Step Pyramid Colonnade Fluted Limestone Columns Imhotep Egyptian Architect at the entrance to the oldest stone built monument in the world, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara, entered from the Hed-Seb Festival Court with its stylish fluted columns based on the stems of papyrus reeds. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Fluted Columns 6952EG07JHP Main Entrance Limestone Enclosure Wall Step Pyramid King Zoser Saqqarah dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Fluted Columns 6950EG07JHP Main Saqqara Entrance Fluted Engaged Limestone Columns Enclosure Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, upright, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone
Saqqara Entrance Colonnade 6955EG07JHP Ancient Egyptian Saqqara Main Passageway Fluted Engaged Limestone Step Pyramid complex of King Djoser at Saqqara dating from around 2500BC to the south of Cairo and near the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis is through these fluted engaged columns creating a delicate colonnade from the entrance gate to the huge courtyard facing the south face of the oldest stone monument in the world. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Saqqarah, Saqqara, Bedrashein, necropolis, history, antiquity, Egyptology, archaeology, ancient, history, landscape, royal, tombs, pyramid, Zoser, Djoser, pharaoh, king, Step Pyramid, monument, stone, first, funerary, Hed-Seb, Jubilee, canonical, shrines, desert, sand, colonnade, ribbed, engaged, rushes, reeds, stems, pented, limestone

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