djoser was the first step pyramid built for.
djoser was the first step pyramid built for.
who was the first step pyramid built for?
djoser
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the earliest egyptian pyramids were step pyramids. during the third dynasty of egypt, the architect imhotep designed egypt's first step pyramid as a tomb for the pharaoh, djoser. this structure, the pyramid of djoser, was composed of a series of six successively smaller mastabas (an earlier form of tomb), one on top of another thus producing seven levels (including the rooftop) and four sides. later pharaohs, including sekhemkhet and khaba, built similar structures, known as the buried pyramid and the layer pyramid, respectively.
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in the fourth dynasty of egypt, the egyptians began to build "true pyramids" with smooth sides. the earliest of these pyramids, located at meidum, began as a step pyramid built for sneferu. sneferu later made other pyramids, the bent pyramid and red pyramid at dahshur, which were the first true pyramids to be built as such from the beginning. with this innovation, the age of egyptian stepped pyramids came to an end.









































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