Listed pyramid
Pyramid of Saqqara the oldest stone building known.
The first royal tomb in history Built between 2737 - 2717 BC..
Located at Saqqara south of Giza at a distance of a mile from the cliff Saqqara.
Was originally designed as a burial of Pharaoh Zausrmen by the Minister Imhotep in the form of six terraces above the tunnel descended to the burial site.
Over the six changes in the pyramid scheme before the completion of its present form.
This pyramid is the first building a memorial made of stones known anywhere in the world. As evidenced by its name,
It is a series of six levels of stone decreasing in size to that reach a height of 62 meters (200 feet).
And its rectangular base, measuring 390 -350 feet. Until that time, the bench is the main form of tomb architecture.
Pyramid began runway originally Kmustbh, and may have been the original vision that not be a pyramid as far as to be a series of terraces, decreasing in size, and the accumulation of one on top of the other.
Exterior
Most of the outer shell of the pyramid you go. At some points sections of the main building also disappeared.
It is clear that there were various stages of construction. Shows the best form of the pyramid of the east side.
After completion of the construction of the third phase, began the process to make it a real pyramid. More than 200,000 tons of stone were used to build
Additional Almustptin figs and placed above the existing four, the maker of it a pyramid with six degrees. And then add the face of white limestone. On the north side of the pyramid, remain a few blocks from the casing.
Internal structure
Burial chamber of King built of granite. During exploration in the period from 1924-1926, was found on the statue of Djoser in the burial chamber. The statue was distorted, but coherent, and is now exhibited in the museum of Cairo
Photos of the pyramid inscribed inside
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