Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable ...
Built for the 3rd-dynasty pharaoh Djoser in 2650 B.C., the 204-foot structure was built of stone instead of traditional bricks. Photograph by Danita Delimont, Age Fotostock In His Father’s Shado ...
Ancient architects might have designed a hydraulic system to hoist stone blocks, used to assemble the six-tiered, roughly 62-meter-tall pyramid of King Djoser. This proposal, detailed by ...
Pharaoh: Start again! The first pyramids were 'step' pyramids pioneered by the Pharaoh Djoser, who made his burial tomb taller by stacking stone layers. Around 50 years later, the Pharaoh Sneferu ...
The Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid, dates back to around 2680 BCE and was built as a funerary complex for the Third Dynasty pharaoh Djoser. While the construction methods of ...
Imhotep lived during the reign of King Djoser (2630-2611BC) and was the architect of the step pyramid at Saqquara, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt. Born a commoner, he quickly rose through the ...