Sudan pyramids B/W Photo

Photographer’s Note

Royal pyramids were built in Nubia about 800 yeras after Egyptian pyramid building stopped. Above the third cataract the principle pyramids were built at el-Kurru, Gebel Barkal, Nuri and Meroe, containing approximately 220 pyramids.

Meroe remained the royal cementary for 600 years, until AD 350. The step-sided pyramids of Meroe were built of sandstone, 10 to 30 m high. As at Nuri, the pyramids were stepped and built on a plinth, but now each triangular face was framed by smooth bands of raised masonry along the wedges where the faces met.

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BennyV (4781) 2008-06-07 1:02

Hello Moncef,

An interesting series you're doing on these rarely visited pyramids. The black and white adds more 'mystery' to the place and also makes this pretty straight-forward picture more interesting.

Benny