HERITAGE RECORD · 086

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur

孟菲斯及其墓地金字塔

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ1175856 ↗

Area16358.52 ha

Administrative areaQ30832

WikipediaMemphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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