The Step Pyramid Complex of Djoser

Step Pyramid in Saqqara

The pyramid of Djoser is the pyramid of Saqqara. This pyramid is the first royal pyramid known to mankind. It is the first building made of stone. It takes 20 years to build this pyramid. The pyramid of Saqqara is located in the area of Saqqara, south of Giza. The purpose of constructing this pyramid is to bury King Djoser in it. Minister Imhotep supervised on building of this pyramid. This pyramid consists of six terraces under these terraces, there is a tunnel that leads to the burial room, and the terraces that make up the pyramid decrease in size from the base to the top. The height of this pyramid is 62 m. The terrace is the origin of the pyramid because workers used to place one terrace over the other during the building and during your tour with ETB Tours Egypt you will know all the history of the step pyramid in Saqqara

The External Shape of the Pyramid of Djoser

The outer shape of the pyramid has disappeared and some parts of the pyramid have disappeared also. The pyramid of Djoser has been built in several stages and you will discover this step pyramid in Egypt tour packages. The best position is the eastern one to watch the pyramid. About 200 thousand tons of stones were used to build the fifth and sixth terraces. After that, the pyramid was covered with white limestone. There are traces of this cover on the northern side.

The Inner Shape of the Step Pyramid

The burial room located inside the pyramid is built of granite. There was an excavation process inside the pyramid, the statue of Djoser was found in the burial room. This statue had unclear features, but it was solid. This statue is now displayed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but there are opinions that this mummy discovered in the pyramid is not the mummy of King Djoser, but it is for another person from the Ptolemaic era.

The pyramid of Djoser is the Oldest One

The pyramid of Djoser is the oldest stone building in history. King Djoser ordered the construction of this pyramid in the Saqqara cemetery northwest of Memphis. This pyramid was built to bury King Zoser II, one of the kings of the third family. The owner of the idea of establishing the pyramid of Saqqara was the architect of the pyramids group in Giza his name is Umnhotb. He was the minister of King Zoser.

The pyramid of Djoser has a graded shape and is distinguished by its excellent architectural shape. This pyramid is different in shape from any of the pyramids in Giza in Cairo day tours. King Zoser, the owner of this pyramid, ruled for 29 years and the country was in prosperity and stability. The name of the king was written in a long papyrus with a red color in the Cairo Museum. The king was a member of the third pharaonic family.

The Pyramid of Djoser is an incredible achievement

The creativity of Umhoteb appeared in the design of the pyramid of Djoser. The height of the pyramid is about 26 meters. It consists of six terraces. These terraces are placed on top of each other, there is a huge base for this pyramid that you can see with Egypt short tour packages and there is a large moat surrounding the pyramid, its width is 40 meters and it is very tall.

There is a tunnel under the pyramid used to store grain at this time. At this time the construction of the pyramid was a great period development in building the pyramids and this development appears in the construction of the terraces as well as the graves and it is clear that the pyramid Djoser captured the king’s interest at this time. The pyramid of Djoser is one of the most beautiful pyramids in Egypt Christmas tours and this pyramid tells a great history about the ancient history in which economic life and building arts were amazing, and at present there is great interest in this pyramid.

Some developments in the Pyramid of Djoser

The entrance of the step pyramid of Djoser was discovered in 1821. The Italian archaeologist Sigato was the one who discovered this entrance, and this Italian archaeologist also discovered some parts of the mummy of King Djoser after removing dust and sand from the top of the pyramid, you will see this entrance in a day tour to Saqqara, Memphis, and Dahshur. The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities took care of the restoration of the pyramid of Djoser. archaeologists used the most accurate devices and equipment in the restoration of the northern, southern, eastern, and western front of the pyramid.

The stages of building the pyramid

The archaeologists studied the way to build this pyramid. It was clear that the construction of this pyramid had multiple stages. In the beginning, It was in the form of a single terrace, after that the shape of the terrace was changed to become a rectangle. The architect decided to increase the height of the tomb to become a pyramid, and from our Egypt shore excursions, you can book a tour and come to explore this unique pyramid.

Djoser Hierarchical Group

From the northern side of the pyramid, there is a temple that contains a statue of King Djoser, and around this statue, there is a small structure called the crypt, you can see the crypt in 9 days Egypt tour packages. There is also a banter at the side of the pyramid. Many stones were used as markers for the border. The pyramid of Djoser is among a group of structures made of stones wall is rectangular and these buildings are in the form of mausoleums. There is a group of yards next to the pyramid, including the yard of the court, which is located to the south of the pyramid. This place includes rooms and basements that were used to store cereals and grains, and most of these corridors and basements were discovered in the nineteenth century.

Pyramid of Djoser is a tomb without a body

In 1921 a mummy was discovered in one of the secret passages inside the pyramid of Djoser and you can also discover it now via 5 days Egypt tour packages, this mummy was a skull covered with gold and two heels covered with gold at first, some believed it was the mummy of King Djoser, but after that, it was confirmed that it was not the mummy of the king but a mummy of unknown identity.

In 1988 Some researchers At the University of Cairo did some research on this mummy, and they discovered that this mummy dates back to the Ptolemaic era. As for King Djoser, he is an Egyptian king and he is the second in the thirteenth family, and the pyramid of Djoser remains one of the secrets of the ancient Egyptians, and not all information is available about it but in 14 days Egypt tours you will know most the info with your tour guide.