. . . . .Our guide brought us to this
location because of its commanding view of the Giza plateau. The
pyramids of Giza and the city of Cairo are on our left. To the right
is the vast waste of the western desert. Ahead of us, in the distance
are more pyramids. I believe these are the pyramids of Abusir and
then further south is Saqqara.
The pyramids of Abusir were built after the pyramids of Giza and are
no match for their grandeur. Abusir does represent fine examples of
5th Dynasty funerary architecture, they are about the size of the
Menkaure pyramid.
