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The pyramid of Djoser (or Djeser and Zoser), sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. It is the first pyramid to be built. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt.
- 62.5 m (205 ft; 119 cu)
- Imhotep
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
- c. 2670–2650 BC (3rd dynasty)
Mar 12, 2024 · Step Pyramid of Djoser is the oldest important stone building in Egypt, the center of a large mortuary complex in the Saqqarah necropolis. Designed for Djoser, second king of the 3rd dynasty by the world’s first named architect, Imhotep.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Construction. The Step Pyramid has been thoroughly examined and investigated over the last century and it is now known that the building process went through many different stages and there were a few false starts.
- The Pyramid Complex. The pyramid and its surrounding complex was designed to be stunning and inspire awe. Djoser was so proud of his accomplishment that he broke precedent of having only his own name on a monument and had Imhotep's name carved as well.
- The Step Pyramid. The actual chambers of the tomb, where the king's body was laid to rest, were dug beneath the base of the pyramid as a maze of tunnels with rooms off the corridors to discourage robbers and protect the body and grave goods of the king.
- Discovery. As with many of the monuments of Egypt, visitors and thieves explored the pyramid complex for centuries after it was abandoned but no systematic exploration was undertaken until Napoleon's Egypt campaign 1798-1801 CE.
Dec 6, 2023 · Djoser and Imhotep opened the door to new ideas. The Step Pyramid complex at Saqqara is a vital crux that represents both the culmination of royal funerary architectural development of the 1st to 2nd Dynasties and the spark of Egypt’s glorious Age of the Pyramids that would follow.
Nov 23, 2020 · The Step Pyramid of Djoser (also spelled Zoser) is the earliest monumental pyramid in Egypt, built at Saqqara about 2650 BCE for the 3rd Dynasty Old Kingdom pharaoh Djoser, who ruled about 2691–2625 BCE (or perhaps 2630-2611 BCE). The pyramid is part of a complex of buildings, said to have been planned and executed by that most famous ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Step Pyramid of Djoser. Also spelled: Zoser. Flourished: c.2700 BCE - c.2601 BCE. Djoser, was the first king of the 3rd dynasty (c. 2592–c. 2566 bce) of ancient Egypt, who undertook the construction of the earliest important stone building in Egypt. His reign was marked by great technological innovation in the use of stone architecture.
Djoser’s Step Pyramid in Saqqara is one of Egypt’s most iconic monuments—and rightfully so. It constitutes a significant historical turning point in ancient Egyptian funerary monuments, revolutionizing stone architecture and royal burials.
