The royal pavilion of the heb-sed court at the complex of the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Ṣaqqārah, Egypt

"The royal pavilion or so-called Temple T is a special building that could be interpreted as a small palace or even a 'sacristy' in which the king would have the chance to change his insignia (especially the white and the red crowns) during the sed-festival. Otherwise, one could see in it the so-called 'Statuen-palast' which resembles the archaic structure to the south of the entrance colonnade." [Zahi Hawass, 2003: The Treasures of the Pyramids. White Star Publishers]. "Saqqâra (Ṣaqqārah) is a large necropolis south of Cairo and west of ancient Memphis. It was the necropolis of ancient Memphis; has remains of several pyramids from 5th and 6th dynasties and the famous Step Pyramid, the earliest true pyramid in Egypt, built for King Zoser (Djoser) of the 3rd dynasty ca. 2630 BC by his prime minister Imhotep. It is not to be confused with the modern town of the same name." [The J. P. Getty Fund: Thesaurus of Geographical Names]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon was working on "The Nile" project and traveled to Africa from March 14, 1961 to March 31, 1961, visiting Egypt.