Gisr el-Mudir
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Gisr el-Mudir, also known as the Great Enclosure, is one of the oldest known stone structures in Egypt, located at Saqqara only a few hundred metres west of the Step Pyramid and the Buried Pyramid. Th
Chart of the Lepsius Expedition to Saqqara (1842). The northern part of Gisr el-Mudir is visible to the southwest of the Step Pyramid (north is at right)
Saqqara
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Saqqara, also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English, is an Egyptian village in the markaz of Badrashin in the Giza Governorate, that contains ancient mausoleum crypts of Egyptian royalty, serving as t
The stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara
Relief from tomb (Louvre)
View of Saqqara necropolis, including Djoser's step pyramid (centre), the Pyramid of Unas (left) and the Pyramid of Userkaf (right)
Funerary complex of Djoser