Pyramid of Ellinikon 1
The entrance.
This modest pyramid in Argolis is the best preserved of the few visible in Greece. With its internal chamber and entrance passage, it's hard to avoid the obvious interpretation of it as a tomb. It is mentioned by the traveller and writer Pausanias (2nd century AD) as being associated with legends of some 3000 years previously. However, many modern scholars date it to merely 4th century BC.
Off the tourist trail but not hard to find. One other solitary photographer turned up just after me and we did a sort of dance round it, keeping out of each other's shots.
Pyramid of Ellinikon 1
The entrance.
This modest pyramid in Argolis is the best preserved of the few visible in Greece. With its internal chamber and entrance passage, it's hard to avoid the obvious interpretation of it as a tomb. It is mentioned by the traveller and writer Pausanias (2nd century AD) as being associated with legends of some 3000 years previously. However, many modern scholars date it to merely 4th century BC.
Off the tourist trail but not hard to find. One other solitary photographer turned up just after me and we did a sort of dance round it, keeping out of each other's shots.