Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Tomb of Amenemhat III)
is really Pyramid of Hawara, Faiyum, Egypt
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A pyramid tomb beside a canal in the Haueris Nome, linked to a labyrinth.
The real place
This mudbrick pyramid of Amenemhat III has eroded into a rounded mound, and its burial chambers are flooded. Its vast mortuary temple, thought to be the 'Labyrinth' described by Herodotus, survives only as foundations.
Visiting
You cannot go inside, so treat it as a short stop on a Faiyum day trip. Ask locally about access, as it is less used to tourists.
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