Little is known about Djoser ... as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable, with a successful economy. The architect of the pyramid was Imhotep, a priest ...

Commissioned as the tomb of Pharaoh Djoser, this pyramid was designed by Imhotep, the polymath who ... of more pyramids across Egypt. The Step Pyramid recently emerged from a 14-year restoration ...

The architecture of the step pyramid is most commonly attributed to Imhotep, Djoser’s chancellor. Imhotep is often credited as one of the earliest architects in history, and it’s easy to see why.

Imhotep bronze statuette (left) from Egypt’s late period. Archaeological Museum, Bologna. The step pyramid stands over pharaoh Djoser’s funerary complex in Saqqara (right). Both village and ...

Around 2780 BCE, King Djoser's architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps. This Step Pyramid ...

Imhotep lived during the reign of King Djoser (2630-2611BC) and was the architect of the step pyramid at Saqquara, the first pyramid ever built in Egypt. Born a commoner, he quickly rose through the ...

Buildings such as the Step Pyramid were already thousands of years old at this time, and people believed their creators, such as Djoser and his architect Imhotep, were gods themselves. Cults and ...

A new interdisciplinary analysis on the Step Pyramid of Djoser by a group of researchers suggests that its ancient builders may have used a hydraulic lift system. The discovery came after they ...

Evidence of ancient Egyptians using water pressure to lift stone blocks was discovered at the Step Pyramid of Djoser, with a research team concluding its architecture matched that of a "hydraulic ...

You're Dead To Me host Greg Jenner is joined by Prof Sarah Parcak and comedian Maria Shehata to learn all about the magnificent Egyptian pyramids. We discover how and why pyramids were built, who ...