Memphis was founded in 3100 BC when the pharaoh Menes was able to
unify Upper and Lower Egypt. Today, not much is left of the ancient city
except a few Egyptian sculptures and a really large statue of Ramses
II. This sculpture was left in situ and today is exhibited in an open
air museum.
Below is the Pyramid of Djoser, aka the Stepped Pyramid. If you are interested in how the Stepped Pyramid came about just do a Google search of the word mastaba. As you can see it is currently under restoration so we were not able to get up close and personal with this pyramid, although with a little baksheesh we were allowed behind the construction barriers to the serdab for a view of a replica limestone statue of Djoser. The original statue is housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Below is the Pyramid of Djoser, aka the Stepped Pyramid. If you are interested in how the Stepped Pyramid came about just do a Google search of the word mastaba. As you can see it is currently under restoration so we were not able to get up close and personal with this pyramid, although with a little baksheesh we were allowed behind the construction barriers to the serdab for a view of a replica limestone statue of Djoser. The original statue is housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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