Monday, August 17, 2015

Nubian's Meroe Pyramids

                                                                                       Attribution: Fabrizio Demartis
Image: Nubian's Meroe Pyramids (here)

Nubian pyramids are pyramids that were built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite
kingdoms.The area of the Nile valley known as Nubia, which lies within present day Sudan, was home to three Kushite kingdoms. The first had its capital at Kerma (2600–1520 BC) the second at Napata (1000–300 BC) and the last was  at Meroë (300 BC–AD 300). Kerma was Nubia's first centralized state with its own indigenous forms of architecture and burial customs  -  Wiki

Meroe pyramids
Quiet peek at past glories
Tombs of Kings and Queens

A clear influence of
Egyptian architecture
Sights of past greatness

For Chev's CARPE DIEM #799
with Nubian's Meroe Pyramids



2 comments:

  1. Sure can inspire as the greatness flows through them.

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  2. Beautiful set Hank, I like the imagery of your first haiku a lot ... in a way a tribute to ancient Nubia

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