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Updated March 13, 2020. The Pyramid of Djoser was built more than a century before the woolly mammoth went extinct. And thanks to a recent restoration effort, not only is Egypt's oldest and largest pyramid still standing — it looks better than ever.
The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. [4] It was built in the 27th century BC during the Third Dynasty for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser. The pyramid is the central feature of a vast mortuary complex in an enormous courtyard surrounded by ceremonial structures and decoration.
- 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 14, 2020 · Magnificent Interior Of The Djoser Pyramid Revealed In Stunning Images And Video. Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com - A costly 14-year-long restoration project has finally come to an end and the public can now visit the magnificent Djoser Pyramid in Saqqara, Egypt.
Dec 6, 2023 · 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.
- 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.
Nov 23, 2020 · Djoser's Step Pyramid is at the heart of a complex of structures, enclosed by a rectangular stone wall. The buildings in the complex include a line of shrines, some fake buildings (and a few functional ones), high niched walls, and several ' wsht ' (or jubilee) courtyards.
Today we take you on a very special virtual tour inside Egypt’s oldest pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara. It’s the first large-scale stone construction in history and an important phase in the evolution of the royal tomb towards a true pyramid shape.
