Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara (Imhotep)
2670 BCE
Architect Imhotep designs humanity's first monumental stone structure for Pharaoh Djoser.
Sources and References
Complexe funéraire de Djoser à Saqqarah & Socle de statue de Djoser
Consulter l'archive officielle ↗Jean-Philippe Lauer, Saqqara: The Royal Cemetery of Memphis (1976)
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