Mind-Benders of Ancient Egyptian History
The world's first skyscraper was made of stone
Around 2667 BCE the architect Imhotep raised the Step Pyramid at Saqqara for King Djoser — widely regarded as the earliest monumental stone building on Earth. It went up roughly 4,700 years ago, more than a century before the Great Pyramid of Giza.
How we know
Step Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara, c. 2667–2648 BCE (Shaw chronology); Imhotep credited as architect; earliest monumental stone building; predates Khufu's Great Pyramid (c. 2560 BCE) by ~a century (2667−2560=107). Age today: 2667+2026=4,693 → ~4,700 years ago.
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