Flowers adorned the garden everywhere. The garden was interspersed with a large number of stone structures which formed pathways at several points. John read the words inscribed on the board placed at the gateway of the garden. The words on the board explained how this beautiful garden of flowers and stones came into existence. Here is what the inscription on the board said.

There is a story behind how this garden was built. The Egyptian emperor Hal Ramases II had wanted to build a beautiful and bewitching pyramid. He wanted the pyramid to be one of the most beautiful and largest of all pyramids. Hal Ramases’ favourite queen was Halcynthia. She was as cold-hearted and cruel as she was bewitchingly beautiful. She was also a brilliant engineer and architect. The emperor appointed her to supervise and construct the pyramid.

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