Djoser Step Pyramid in Saqqara
The Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara is one of the most famous buildings in all of Egypt, and for good reason. In the Saqqara area, you can find this pyramid. It was an important turning point in the history of ancient Egyptian tombs. It also changed the way stone buildings were made and how royal people were buried at the time. It is not only the first pyramid the ancient Egyptians ever built, but it is also the oldest stone building we know of from that time.
In addition to looking beautiful and being very big, it is also the very first pyramid that the ancient Egyptians ever built. It seems hard to believe that the Step Pyramid is about 5,000 years old. It was built at the beginning of the Third Dynasty, when King Netjerykhet, who is better known today as Djoser and ruled from about 2667 to 2648 BC, was in charge.
Before he became king of Egypt, the king’s family and other important Egyptians were all buried in mastabas. This word, which means “bench” in Arabic, is used to describe a certain type of tomb structure that was often built on top of the tomb itself, which was usually buried underground. The word means “bench” in English. Most of the time, these buildings were rectangular. The Step Pyramid was made by stacking six mastabas one on top of the other in a row.
This made the pyramid look like it had steps. There is a good chance that the architect of the building, Imhotep, was the one who came up with this big idea. The South Tomb is the name of a building that is part of the main complex of the pyramids. This building is thought to have been another tomb for Djoser that had a symbolic meaning. This may have been because he was the ruler of both Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt at the same time.
There are also a number of things that make the Djoser pyramid complex stand out. The Sed Festival was a royal ceremony held in front of the pyramid to give the king a boost and give him back his strength. The feel of the festival has been brought back to life in the two courts in front of the pyramid. The buildings on the side of the eastern court make sure that the king will always be able to be reborn because they recreate in stone the temporary shrines that were used during the festival. This was done to honor the fact that the king had just been given a new life.