Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced Saturday 31/03/2007 the start of restoration work on the step pyramid Zoser at Sakkara area in Giza.

Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawwas said that the project is the first of its kind to rescue step pyramid and the southern tomb.

The restoration project will be carried out over three stages, at a cost of L.E.25 million, Hawwas said.