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Two names are associated with Saqqara and the funerary complex of Djoser: Imhotep, its architect-in-chief, who designed the monumental funerary site erected in honour of King Djoser (3rd dynasty), and archaeologist Jean-Philippe Lauer, who dedicated his life to it. The complex was contained by a 15ha wall. The interior buildings each have a ritual function: the South Tomb, beneath which lie the funerary chambers; the Temple of Heb-Sed, where the pharaoh came for renewal before crossing over into the afterlife; the Serdab, which enclosed the life-size statue of the deceased; and, finally, the pyramid.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide92 m - Saqqara
- The Green Guide118 m - Saqqara
- The Green Guide553 m - Saqqara
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Where to sleepnearby
- From $14Sakkara Inn2.44 Km - Sakkara Desert Road 20, Abu Sir, Cairo
- From $15Seror Guest House3.2 Km - Abu Sir, Al Badrashin, Giza, Cairo
- From $36Charming sunset,Panoramic Nile view & pyramid view10 Km - Nile Corniche, Maadi Al Ash Sharqeyah, front of New Cairo Raw Water Intake, Cairo
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