The Pyramid Amenemhat I at the El-Lisht

The Pyramid Amenemhat I at the El-Lisht photography by Zbigniew Kosc

Zbigniew Kosc, The Pyramid Amenemhat I at the El-Lisht, 1998
From the beginning the Egyptians had been obsessed with the afterlife. The Pharaonic edifices which survive were nearly all concerned with death. The pyramids, far from being works of self-glory like the statues of Ramses II, were the chief statement of this obsession. The thousands who had laboured to build them believed that in creating ladders to heaven for their god-kings, they were preparing ladder for themselves. They were present in their king as the congregation of a Catholic church are present in their priest. Desmond Stewart The pyramids Giza The Pyramids of Giza The Cheops pyramid of Giza The Sphinx of Giza Sakkara Sakkara The Step Pyramid of Zoser The Pyramid of Userkhaf The Pyramid of Pepy I The Mastaba el-Fara'un Dashur Dashur The Bent Pyramid The Red Pyramid The Black Pyramid The Satelite Pyramid el-Lisht The Pyramid of Amenemhat I Abu Sir The Pyramids of Abu Sir Meidum The Pyramid of Meidum Copyright © Zbigniew Kosc All Rights Reserved Amsterdam 2004 other projects: home mail to: z.kosc@chello.nl