The Pyramid of Steps at Sakkârah. Constructed of an inferior clayey kind of limestone quarried in the neighborhood. Possibly the oldest monument in Egypt.
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Egypt pyramids complex consists of Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu and constructed c. 2560–2540 BC), the smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) a few hundred meters to the south-west, and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinos) a few hundred meters farther south-west, and the Great Sphinx that lies on the east side of the complex..
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Date
1881 - 1883
Contributors
Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924), Artist
Dana, William Jay (1839-1913), Wood engraver
Location
New York
Source
New York Public Library
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")