User Guide

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Monuments
largest monuments, you won’t be able to see the
entire footprint of the structure at one time.
To assess a selected location for a monument, press the
“M” key. The monument’s footprint will freeze in the
spot you selected, and you can move your viewpoint
around the city as normal. To place the monument in
the selected location, provided it’s a viable one, click
the mouse button. To continue to look for a suitable
spot, press the ”M” key again. The monument’s foot-
print will again follow your cursor around your city.
Monuments
Mastabas
Mastabas are the earliest tomb structures to be built in
Egypt. They are made entirely of bricks, and the ser-
vices of bricklayers from a Bricklayers’ Guild are need-
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Monuments
Visiting the Monuments
Proyet, 13th year of Ramesses
Morning
Dear Journal,
Today, I struck out on my own. I had
heard much of these Pyramids, the final rest-
ing-place of great pharaohs, but couldn't
believe what I had been told. One person who
had seen them told me that they dwarf every-
thing around them. So, I left the house very
early in the morning to sail to Rostja to see
for myself.
I hired a man to take me on his boat
down to Rostja. When we were well into our
journey, I could see the Pyramids in the dis-
tance. I thought that we would soon be upon
them, but we kept sailing down the river. As
we glided along, the Pyramids got bigger and
bigger, as did my sense of awe. Finally, the
boatsman moored the boat, and we entered
the Valley Temple and walked down a long
causeway to the base of the Pyramid. It is
impossible to exaggerate its size; until I had
seen it, I couldn't imagine a structure so huge
or so gorgeous. Fine limestone encased the
Pyramids, and they glistened in the sun. The
biggest Pyramid was built for Khufu who
reigned a thousand years before the current
pharaoh. My guide told me that as magnifi-
cent as the outside of the Pyramids are, the
insides are reputed to be even more beautiful.
The walls are painted
with stories heralding
pharaoh's greatness,
and hordes of riches
are kept in the burial
chamber itself for the
pharaoh's use in the
afterlife.
Mastaba.
This small mastaba is under way.