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Egyptian Pyramids

Egyptian Pyramids. Early Dynastic Period. 3100 B.C – 2686 B.C. Mastabas Egyptians of sufficent means were buried in these bench-like structures. Architect: Imhotep.

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Egyptian Pyramids

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  1. Egyptian Pyramids

  2. Early Dynastic Period 3100 B.C – 2686 B.C

  3. MastabasEgyptians of sufficent means were buried in these bench-like structures

  4. Architect: Imhotep Imhotep is credited with being the first to conceive the notion of stacking mastabas on top of each other as he was planning a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser.

  5. The Step Pyramid of Djoser

  6. Giza Necropolis The most prolific pyramid-building phase coincided with the greatest degree of absolutist Pharonic rule. It was during this time that the most famous pyramids, those near Giza, were built.

  7. Giza Necropolis

  8. Pyramid of Khufu • Also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest pyramid in the complex

  9. Pyramid of Khafre • 2nd largest pyramid in the complex

  10. Pyramid of Menkaure • The smallest pyramid in the complex

  11. The shape of a pyramid is thought to be representative of the descending rays of the sun, and most pyramids were faced with polished, highly reflective white limestone, in order to give them a brilliant appearance when viewed from a distance.

  12. Burial Monuments

  13. Resurrection Machine The Egyptians believed the dark area of the night sky around which the stars appear to revolve was the physical gateway into the heavens. One of the narrow shafts that extends from the main burial chamber through the entire body of the Great Pyramid points directly towards the center of this part of the sky. This suggests the pyramid may have been designed to serve as a means to magically launch the deceased pharaoh's soul directly into the abode of the gods.

  14. Flying to the Afterlife All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, which as the site of the setting sun was associated with the realm of the dead in Egyptian Mythology

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