The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt. There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.
20 July 2010
The True Pyramid
True, the pyramid is a natural development and improvement of the step pyramid. The first true pyramids were introduced in the beginning of the fourth dynasty. True pyramid structure is practically the same as a step pyramid. Packing blocks are stacked until the dimensions were right, and then finishing blocks (usually limestone) were the final touch. Aesthetics are much nicer than the step pyramid, but the building is really different.
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