Roofed colonnade corridor with stone pillars carved to imitate bundled plant stems. World's oldest known stone columns, Saqqara, Egypt

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Saqqara is a vast burial ground serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. There are pyramids, such as the step pyramid of Djoser. Located some 30 kms south of modern Cairo

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: Saqqara, Egypt
Photo credit: © WHPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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