Egypt > Saqqara & Memphis > Saqqara Unas Valley Temple 6781EG07JHP
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.
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Saqqara & Memphis | |||
Filename: | Saqqara Unas Valley Temple 6781EG07JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2007-10-27 08:20:45 | |||
Photo Size: | 11mb 5579x3307 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Step Pyramid King Djoser Desert Escarpment Valley Temple Unas Saqqarawhich is situated near to the old ticket office at the entrance to the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo. |
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