Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Lake Moeris, today known as Lake Qarun, is home to the Hawara Tomb Complex. To the inhabitants of the classical world, this was the famous Egyptian Labyrinth. Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus, Emperor Septimius Severus, and many others made it a point to travel here. And while visiting the Egyptian Labyrinth, many people made note of something else, standing out across the waters of Lake Moeris. These were two massive twin pyramids. Today, they are gone. So, how exactly do you lose two pyramids?
Lake Moeris, today known as Lake Qarun, is home to the Hawara Tomb Complex. To the inhabitants of the classical world, this was the famous Egyptian Labyrinth. Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus, Emperor Septimius Severus, and many others made it a point to travel here. And while visiting the Egyptian Labyrinth, many people made note of something else, standing out across the waters of Lake Moeris. These were two massive twin pyramids. Today, they are gone. So, how exactly do you lose two pyramids?
