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Step Pyramid of Djoser Ṣaqqārah
Travel down the Nile to discover important ancient Egyptian cultural sites such as the Pyramids of Giza
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Al-Jizah. Giza Necropolis, Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. Side view of Sphinx with the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) rising in the background. The sides of all three of the Giza pyramids are astronomically oriented to be north-south, east-west (see notes)
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Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
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Tomb of Mohammed Bin Ali, Salalah, Oman.
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Great Pyramid of Cheops (Great Pyramid of Khufu) at Giza, Egypt. (Gizah)
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Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
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Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal
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Travel down the Nile to discover important ancient Egyptian cultural sites such as the Pyramids of Giza
A discussion of some of the most important sites associated with ancient Egypt.
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Step Pyramid of Djoser
The Step Pyramid of Djoser, attributed to the architect Imhotep, who designed the...
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Ṣaqqārah
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Ṣaqqārah: Step Pyramid of Djoser
The Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Ṣaqqārah, Egypt, c. 2560 bce.
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Ṣaqqārah, Egypt: Step Pyramid complex of Djoser
Perimeter wall entrance to the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Ṣaqqārah, Egypt: Step Pyramid complex of Djoser
Colonnade entrance to the Step Pyramid complex of Djoser, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Ṣaqqārah, Egypt: Step Pyramid of Djoser
Restoration work on the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Ṣaqqārah, Egypt: Step Pyramid of Djoser
Mortuary complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
© Ron Gatepain (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Ṣaqqārah, Egypt: Step Pyramid complex of Djoser
Step Pyramid complex of Djoser, in Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
Dennis Jarvis (CC-BY-2.0) (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Pyramid of Unas
Pyramid of Unas, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
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Step Pyramid of Djoser
Step Pyramid of Djoser, Ṣaqqārah, Egypt.
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