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Pyramid of Djoser

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

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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

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