The oldest standing step pyramid in Egypt, designed by Imhotep for King Djoser, located in Saqqara, an ancient burial ground at 19 miles (30 kilometers) south of modern-day Cairo.

After 14 years, the oldest pyramid in the world, known as the Pyramid of Djoser, has reopened. Here's what it's like inside.

The monument Imhotep designed for Djoser is the oldest-known step pyramid, which is constructed of stone and arranged in layers to create platforms on the outside. It is flat at the top, but takes on ...

The Step Pyramid, also known as the Pyramid of Djoser, is the earliest pyramid in Egypt, built around 2,600BC for King Djoser, by the world’s first named architect Imhotep.

The Step Pyramid is the first large-scale structure to be built of stone in the world. A commoner by birth, Imhotep’s intelligence and determination enabled him to rise through the ranks to ...

"Imhotep is usually regarded as the first architect in Egypt to build in stone and is credited with the building of Djoser's step pyramid complex" Marc Van De Mieroop, a professor of history at ...

I wonder now whether Imhotep might have been buried under the Step Pyramid. The reasons for this theory are based on Senenmut, the architect of queen Hatshepsut of Dynasty 18.

Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat-topped mounds made mostly of mud, but Djoser’s chief architect, Imhotep, came up with a more durable and attractive idea: A “step pyramid” design ...

The monument Imhotep designed for Djoser is the oldest-known step pyramid, which is constructed of stone and arranged in layers to create platforms on the outside. It is flat at the top, but takes on ...