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Manual Of Egyptian Archaeology And Guide To The Study Of Antiquities In Egypt

CHAPTER II
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74).

The facade is still hidden by the sand, and the inside is but partly uncovered.

The core masonry is of fine Turah limestone.

The casing, pillars, architraves, and roof were constructed with immense blocks of alabaster or red granite (Note 9).

The plan is most simple: In the middle (A) is a great hall in shape of the letter T, adorned with sixteen square pillars 16 feet in height; at the north-west corner of this hall is a narrow passage on an inclined plane (B), by which the building is now entered;[16] at the south-west corner is a recess (C) which contains six niches, in pairs one over the other.


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