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Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, Egypt

  • Rob Lane
  • Jul 3, 2015
  • 1 min read


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Intended to hold his mummified body, Pharaoh Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara began as a traditional, flat-roofed mastaba. But by the end of his 19-year reign, in 2611 B.C., it had risen to six stepped layers and stood 204 feet (62 meters) high. It was the largest building of its time.

 
 
 

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