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 Step Pyramid - 1878 |
 Step Pyramid - 1874 |
 Step Pyramid - 1894 |
Views of the largest of the Pyramids of Saqqara, believed to be one of the oldest in Egypt. The name of its builder is not yet settled, but is supposed to be Ouenephes, the fourth king of the first dynasty. It is built in stages, as shown in the picture, and its base is not a perfect square. This pyramid is the largest of a group of eleven and it is in a badly ruined condition. The present height is 190 ft. and the base 351 x 394 ft. When first opened in 1821 thirty mummies were found within it. Not far from the pyramids is the remains of the Serapeum, a great temple of Memphis, under which is the Apis Mausoleum, or tomb of the sacred bulls. Close by this again are the Tomb of Tih and the Tomb of Phtah-Hotep. All these are the remains of ancient Memphis.
 Entrance to the Temple of Mena - 1894 |
 Tourists arriving in Memphis - 1894 |
 Tourists arriving in Memphis - 1894 |