The Egyptian Pyramid In Egypt

Imhotep laid the foundation for the Egyptians to begin fashioning a new architectural revolution through his groundbreaking craftsmanship of Djoser’s pyramid. Traditionally, the pharaoh’s body would be prepared, wrapped, and placed in a simple burial chamber below the ground and covered with wood planks for the sand to cover. As time passed, the Egyptians began to construct buildings called mastaba, a “traditional, flat-roofed mastaba” roughly eight feet tall with a flat roof, and sloping sides that connect with the structures vertical walls (National Geographic 1). The mastaba became a necessity for the pharaohs and kings of Egypt until a ruler by the name Djoser who “was the first king of the Third Dynasty of Egypt and the first to build in stone”, challenged his vizier to create a structure that would stand out among the monotony of typical mastaba (The Step Pyramid 1). This is how the innovative, one of a kind stepped pyramid was created as a tomb for the pharaoh Djoser, the pyramid was intuitively designed by the architect Imhotep and revolutionized the concept of building architecture with symbolic meaning.

Djoser’s appreciation for Imhotep, the

The Egyptians continued this practice of building and sealing tombs for the pharaohs throughout the rest of their history. However, “the Egyptians were aware of their consistency, which they viewed as stability, divine balance, and clear evidence of the correctness of their culture” (Khan Academy 3). The ancient Egyptians where smart, the basic design of the first pyramid of Djoser was ingeniously innovated to protect the pharaoh and his belongings. The pharaoh’s vizier, Imhotep, was entrusted with the responsibility of the design, construction, and completion of the stepped