10.29.02 Saqqara Page 2
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dead on the horizon
dashur
pyramids are tombs
the face of greatness
memphis
he who dies with the most monuments to himself, still dies. although, it's doubtful that in 4000 years some punk kid will be taking a picture of my gigantic chiseled nose.
the fist and the fury
memphis
nothing much remains of memphis, which was the cradle of egyptian civilization for thousands of years. the only reminder of it's past greatness is a small, insignificant museum housing this statue of ramses II
step aerobics
step pyramid of zoser, north saqqara
the oldest pyramid. it was originally built as one level for a pharaoh's tomb, his son came along and built his tomb on top his dad's (everyone say "ahhhhh"), his son came by and emulated his father, adding another step. thus an idea was born.
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step pyramid of zoser, north saqqara
the world's earliest stone monument, architected by imhotep who was deified for "inventing" and building pyramids
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royal tombs, north saqqara
deep in the heart of a tomb a knife of light cuts the gloom revealing millennia old cryptic writings
looking under the skirt
royals tombs, north saqqara
bad guys wear black, old ones wear pointed skirts
man reading a newspaper
on the banks of the nile, cairo
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