Step Pyramid of King Djoser
Title
Step Pyramid of King Djoser
Date
ca. 2630 BCE
Identifier
1737
Alternative Title or Name
Step Pyramid of King Zoser
Creator
Imhotep
Creator Nationality
Egyptian
Work Type
visual works
Style/Period
Third Dynasty (Egyptian)
Subject
pyramids (tombs or platforms)
block plans
Description
Plan of the Step Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara, Egypt. "The Step Pyramid is the first known monumental structure made of stone anywhere in the world. As its name suggests, it is a series of six levels of stone decreasing in size as they ascend to about 200 feet/60 meters in height. Until this time, mastabas had been the principal form of tomb architecture. A mastaba (Arabic for "bench") is a low rectangular structure which was built over a shaft which descended to the burial location. The Step Pyramid originally began as a mastaba, and it may have been visualized as a series of mastaba shapes, decreasing in size, stacked one on top of another. Whatever the origin, it creates an impressive geometrical form rising from the floor of the desert,"--University of Memphis website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1EGSAQ2-82750BD6A2
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- plans, pyramids
- Citation
- “Step Pyramid of King Djoser,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11668.