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PHOTO BY JEAN-BAPTISTE HUMBERT

CUT OUT OF THE NATURAL ROCK, the Tomb of the Kings consists of a monumental staircase (visible in upper left of photo), a spacious courtyard, and a maze of underground chambers for up to 50 burials. The tomb’s grand portico is decorated with a beautiful Doric frieze, while only one base remains of the pair of towering Ionic columns that originally guarded its entrance.