Hawara

Hawara

Authentic desert adventure at the HAWARA PYRAMIDS that was built by king Amenemhat III (1843-1797 BC) Although the Pyramid of Hawara was originally covered with white limestone casing, sadly only the mud-brick core remains today, and even the once-famous temple has been quarried, but still has an impressive presence. Herodotus described this temple more than 2000 years ago, when it stood at 300m by 250m (985 ft. by 820 ft.), as a 3000-room labyrinth that surpassed even the Pyramids of Giza. ,The interior of the pyramid, now closed to visitors, revealed several technical developments: corridors were blocked using a series of huge stone portcullises; the burial chamber is carved from a single piece of quartzite; and the chamber was sealed by an ingenious device using sand to lower the roof block into place