The Step Pyramid at Saqqara is the oldest surviving in the world of the
large stone architectural buildings, and also it is the first pyramid
in Ancient Egypt. According the official history version it was built
by Imhotep for the burial of an Egyptian pharaoh Zoser around 2650 BC.
The Zoser Pyramid has six steps, with a base size 115x125 m and a
height of about 62 m.
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