An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The first stone pyramid ever built has been restored and is now open to the public. The Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid, a ...

The Step Pyramid of Djoser was built about 4,700 years ago with six layers above ground and a series of tunnels below. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Little is known about Djoser, but the fact that he was able to build such a massive and innovative structure as the Step Pyramid suggests that during his reign Egypt was politically stable, with a ...

It has long been a subject of debate - how exactly were Egypt's great pyramids built by the civilized world's first engineers? A popular theory suggests they used a system of ropes and sledges to haul ...

The Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said that Egypt’s reopening of the Pyramid of Djoser, 14 years after major restoration work, is one of the most important ...

The Step Pyramid of Netjerikhet (also known as Djoser) is the oldest monumental stone structure in Egypt. However, much of the pyramid’s façade has suffered significant damage. On the north façade, ...

Restoration work at Djoser pyramid in the Saqqara archaeological site has been completed and will be opened within the next few days, Head of the Projects Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities Waad ...

Everyone knows the Great Pyramid of Giza. Towering over the edge of the Western Desert, it’s perhaps the best known of the handful of monuments at Egypt’s Giza Necropolis. But about 10 miles south of ...

The elaborate tomb of King Djoser, a pharaoh who lived more than 4,500 years ago in ancient Egypt, has been opened to the public following 15 years of extensive restorations. The structure - known as ...

A statue of Djoser, from Sakkara © Djoser was the best known pharaoh, and possibly the founder, of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom in Egypt. He was responsible ...