Photos of the Step pyramid of Saqqara - Pyramids - Egypt

 

This pyramid was built in 2630 BC. It was made for the pharaoh, Djoser and began as a normal mastaba, but was subsequently enlarged by adding one mastaba on top of another until it consisted of six terraces some 200ft (60 meters) high. The surface was originally encased in smooth white limestone. The man who built the pyramid  was Imhotep.

 

Saqqara Pyramid - 2267  Saqqara Pyramid - 2667

 

Saqqara Pyramid - 2367  

 

  

The complex around the saqqara complex contain temples and tombs of kings and nobles. The inside of the tomb above is of one of the ministers.

 

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