Egypt > Outlying Pyramids > Hawara Pyramid Falcons 6406EG07JHP
Pictures of pyramids and scenery related to them outwith the main sites of Giza and Saqqara such as Abusir, Dashur, El Lisht, Meydum and Hawara
© Jim Henderson
Photographer: | Jim Henderson | |||
Collection: | Outlying Pyramids | |||
Filename: | Hawara Pyramid Falcons 6406EG07JHP |
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Upload Date: | 2007-10-24 06:57:19 | |||
Photo Size: | 8.5mb 5320x3560 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Ancient Egyptian Hawara Pyramid Mudbrick North Face Mortuary Chapel Remainslocated near Faiyum, to the south of Cairo was the last pyramid built in the 12th Dynasty by the Pharaoh Amenemhet 111 of the later design using mudbrick core with limestone covering, now all missing. Most famous for the references to the Labyrinth; a comparison of its mortuary and temple complex to that at Knossos by Herodotus although little now remains new excavations are underway to determine what might still exist. This pyramid was built after the king’s first attempt at Dashur was abandoned owing to subsidence problems. Note also the falcons flying at the top of the pyramid where they are possibly nesting as climbing up the structure is forbidden. |
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