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What Is The Egyptian Pyramid?

How did egyptian build it and how long did it take?

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    The Egyptian pyramids were built in the old and middle kingdom periods in Egypt. From the earlier times, the rich and well to do Egyptians were buried in a bench-like structure called 'Mastabas'. The first pyramid was designed by the architect Imhotep, as a tomb for the Pharaoh Djozer. It comprised of a number of mastabas decreasing in width and size laid on top of each other, so as to form an edifice with steps on all side on which the soul of the Pharaoh was supposed to ascend to heaven. This was the first great pyramid of Djozer. The most pyramids were built in the absolutist Pharaonic rule. Most of the pyramids in Giza were built around this time. However, later on when the power became less centralised lesser resources were provided for building these structures and so they became smaller and less well-built with time. The estimated number of Pyramids in Egypt today is between 81 and 112. The uncertainty of count is due to the fact that with time some of them have been reduced to little more than mounds of rubble. Click here for more information.
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    Xarsh 

    answered 2 years ago

    Xarsh, when Moreinfo said "What is an Egyptian Pyramid", you could of just answered, I don't know, for example ," the tombs of the ancient Egyptian kings "
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    Tommy-g-98

    Tommy-g-98

    commented 5 months ago

      Burial monuments for the rich and powerful.
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      Panson 

      answered 1 year ago

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