If it is the pyramid I think it is. It is a fake pyramid rebuilt as a tourist attraction by the have government to help boost tourism numbers and was embellished in the design to how they'd imagine it should look and has no sacredness to it.

Reason they can't go up it is because the steps are too narrow and steep.

Equivalent to the whole headscarf thing. They only was introduced relatively recently but people think the headscarves have been a a traditional head wear for women for eons.