This ancient necropolis, located in Memphis and once the capital of Egypt, is the burial place of Egyptian courtiers, royals, and others from as far back at 3000 BC. Their tombs, known as mastabas, are wide, flat rectangular structures made of mud and brick, with the burial chambers underneath.At Saqqara, visitors can see these mastabas built one on top of another to form huge, rectangular step pyramids, with terraced slopes that look like a giant set of stairs.

These ancient pyramids are fascinating to visit and, in fact, the Djoser step pyramid predates the more famous Giza Pyramid by several centuries.

Saqqara, Giza Governorate, Egypt

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