Pyramid of Djoser

Pyramid of Djoser

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I- Art & Culture

In News:

• Egypt reopened the Pyramid of Djoser, the first pyramid ever built, after a 14-year restoration costing nearly $6.6 million.
• The pyramid was constructed during the era of Pharaoh Djoser, the second king of Ancient Egypt’s Third Dynasty (2650 BC– 2575 BC). 
• The 4,700-year-old pyramid is 60 metres tall, and consists of six stacked steps over a burial shaft tomb 28 metres deep and seven metres wide.
• It is located at the Saqqara archaeological site, 24 km southwest of Cairo, outside the royal capital of Memphis
• It is a UNESCO world heritage site