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Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara

On the timeline · around c. 2670 BCE · Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara2,850 BCE2,800 BCE2,750 BCE2,700 BCE2,650 BCE2,600 BCE2,550 BCE2,500 BCE2,450 BCE

What happened

The architect Imhotep built the Step Pyramid at Saqqara as a tomb for King Djoser — six stone mastabas stacked atop one another, originally about 62 metres (203 ft) tall. It was Egypt's first pyramid and its first large-scale monument built entirely of cut stone.

Why it matters

The Step Pyramid pioneered monumental stone architecture and set Egypt on the path toward the great pyramids of Giza.

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