Saqqara
CountryEgypt
Date2650 BC
Notable Feature62 m Step Pyramid
RegionGiza
About Saqqara
The Step Pyramid of Djoser is the oldest pyramid. Designed by Imhotep, the first named architect. The complex covers 15 hectares. The serapeum contained 24 massive granite sarcophagi, some weighing 100 tonnes.
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