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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.
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.
Feb 14, 2016 · The evolution of the pyramid form has been written about and debated for centuries but there is no question that, as far as Egypt is concerned, it began with one monument to one king designed by one brilliant architect: the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara.
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.
Dec 14, 2017 · The Djoser Pyramid stands 197 feet high and was built using 11.6 million cubic feet of stone and clay. Imhotep—a doctor, priest, and sculptor, among other titles and talents—is widely...
