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Ancient Egypt

 

            When most people mention Ancient Egypt the first thing that .
             To construct such monuments required a .
             mastery of art, architecture and social organization that few cultures .
             would ever rival. The pyramids are said to have built Egypt by being .
             the force that knit together the kingdom's economy. Their creations .
             were so subeztial, that the sight of these vast pyramids would take .
             your breath away. Today, the valley of the Nile has an open air .
             museum so people can witness these grand monuments. .
             Obsessed with the afterlife, Egypt's rulers of 4,500 years ago .
             glorified themselves in stone, thereby laying the foundation of the .
             first great nation-state. A Pyramid is an enormous machine that helps .
             the king go through the wall of the dead, achieve resurrection and .
             live forever in the happiness of the gods. The start of the Old .
             Kingdom is said to be the building of the Djoser's monument. The .
             construction of Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser began around 2630 B.C. .
             and was designed to awe the ancient Egyptians, to impress them with .
             their rule's godlike strength. It was the world's first great .
             construction project; indeed, it was the world's largest building.
             Djoser, the second king of the 3rd dynasty, hired an architect .
             called Imhoptep who for the first time constructed a tomb completely .
             of stone. Imhoptep is considered the preeminent genius of the Old .
             Kingdom. He assembled one workforce to quarry limestone at the cliff .
             of Tura, across the Nile, another to haul the stone to the site where .
             master carvers shaped each block and put it in place.
             The Step Pyramid is a terraced structure rising in six unequal .
             stages to a height of 60 meters, its base measuring 120 meters by 108 .
             meters. The substructure has a system of underground corridors and .
             rooms. Its main feature being a central shaft 25 meters deep and 8 .
             meters wide. The step pyramid rises within a vast walled court 544 .


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