Zoser

... guide, Mervat. She was an excellent guide.   There was a huge original section of the temple that goes with Zoser.        We walked all the way around Zoser. What in the world was John thinking? There was a ...

... ; I think that overall we didn't look at too much of the necropolis, but we found our explorations around the tomb of Zoser satisfactory.  We climbed up one little hill, avoiding about five donkeys and ten camels in the process, and looked over at ...

... an "ugh" from both husband and wife. Day one: we hired a taxi driver in a beat-up old Lata for a day trip to Zoser's pyramid complex, pyramidal precursors to those in Giza by at least several hundred years. On the way to Zoser's the Lata sustained a ...

... 8217;s reign except that he sends military expeditions into the Sinai and commissions several construction projects throughout Egypt.  Zoser’s tomb is designed by Imhotep (d2600) who constructs six square, rather than rectangular, mastaba-like ...

... , with 11 major pyramids honoring Old Kingdom pharaohs.  Our first stop is the hypostyle hallway of the funerary complex for Zoser where we see 40 columns shaped like bundles of papyrus stems.  These are the original pillars and Shaimaa tell us ...

... began to age) , and the House of N & S.  One of the most interesting elements is the re-completion of Zoser's Serdab ( a stone box set at an angle to permit viewing of his pyramid immediately behind his status).  I was able to get great ...

... touristy and much better value to get in and have a pyramid fix... Second: Saqqara, here we have the oldest attempt at a pyramid, Zoser's step pyramid, which is still pretty cool to see...25 pounds entrance and you can go in a tomb and a building to ...

... were restored. I visited the pyramid of Teti (6th dynasty) and the tomb of his high priest Mereruka. I then visited Zoser's Funerary Complex which includes the famous and impressive "Step Pyramid". It is the first and oldest pyramid made out of ...

... was a major funerary complex attached to the complex here. It was` built in the year 2650 B.C. for the Pharaoh named Zoser. Zoser's main builder, an architect named Imhotep designed the structure. He was later deified for his efforts. There are 11 ...

... around the 2 statues.  next we went to the Step Pyramid, the first pyramid in the world built for the Pharaoh Zoser.  we also got to go down into the tomb of a smaller, partially collapsed pyramid nearby and an above ground tomb of a ...

We arrive at 11:50 PM.  We are met by our guide and driver and, after passing through customs, we go to the Zoser Hotel (www.zoser-hotel.com), near the Pyramids of Giza for rest.  We arrived in Cairo late at night at about 1 or 2 in the morning. ...

... airport (through old Cairo downtown and to the new Cairo new building's and lots of constructions going on) to our hotel - Zoser.  Hotel Zoser is on the pyramid road, the same road that leads to the Pyramids as described by the guide ...