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The pyramid of Djoser, [a] sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Zoser, Step Pyramid of Horus Neterikhet is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the ruins of Memphis. [4] It is the first Egyptian pyramid to be built. The 6-tier, 4-sided structure is the earliest colossal stone building in Egypt. [5]
English: The Step Pyramid of Djoser, an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built ca. 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser. Saqqara, Ancient Egypt.
The otherwise earliest among these is the Pyramid of Djoser built c. 2630–2610 BCE during the Third Dynasty. [7] This pyramid and its surrounding complex are generally considered to be the world's oldest monumental structures constructed of dressed masonry. [8] The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo.
English: The Step Pyramid of Djoser, an archeological remain in the Saqqara necropolis, northwest of the city of Memphis. It was built ca. 27th century BC for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser. Saqqara, Ancient Egypt.
Saqqara is the site of the first Egyptian pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser, [2] and thus the first pyramid field in the Memphite Necropolis, established in the 27th Century BCE during the Third Dynasty, with another 16 pyramids built over the centuries though the Fifth Dynasty.
A now-extinct stretch of the Nile once flowed near Egypt’s Great Pyramid and likely played a key role in the construction of ancient monuments, according to new research.
Saqqara (Arabic: سقارة : saqqāra[t], Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [sɑʔːɑːɾɑ]), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English / s ə ˈ k ɑːr ə /, is an Egyptian village in the markaz (county) of Badrashin in the Giza Governorate, [1] that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. [2]
Its pyramid complex, which functioned as a temple for the resurrected god-pharaoh after his funeral, is better preserved than others due to its limestone blocks enclosed in a sheath of thin-facing ...