netjerikhet complex saqqara heb sed court

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Djoser complex in Saqqara inside Netjerikhet Complex Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Netjerikhet Complex Saqqara Heb-sed court

Netjerikhet Complex Saqqara South entrance Royalty Free Stock Photo

Netjerikhet Complex Saqqara entrance step pyramid Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Heb-Sed Court is a long, rectangular and relatively narrow open court, located between the Entrance Corridor and the House of the South, along the inside of the Eastern Enclosure Wall. It can be entered either through a narrow passage that leads North from the Entrance, or via the South Court, passing Temple 'T' and a curved wall, which is a unique feature in ancient Egyptian architecture. Modern-day visitors usually take the latter route.To the West and East, this vast court is flanked by several chapels. None of these chapels has an interior structure and instead, their inner core was filled with rubble at the time they were built. Thus the chapels appear to have had a symbolic function, rather than a real-life purpose.Only a couple of chapels on the West and East side of the court have been fully restored. The others have been reconstructed to a certain height, revealing their inner cores.