My video walks you around the first pillared room in the tomb of the New Kingdom pharaoh Seti I in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. The tomb (KV17) was built on a “joggled axis,” meaning it doesn’t descend into the earth in a straight line: The stairway shown near the beginning of my clip, which leads to the burial chamber, is off-line with the first set of stairs that starts at ground level. For more information on touring the tomb, click to read my travel guide “How to Take a Self-Guided Tour of the Valley of the Kings.” You can also watch my high-definition video of the nearby tomb of Ramses V & VI.
