{"id":18799,"date":"2026-09-23T08:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookegypttravel.com\/monuments\/pyramid-of-djoser-step-pyramid\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:38:38","slug":"pyramid-of-djoser-step-pyramid","status":"publish","type":"monument","link":"https:\/\/bookegypttravel.com\/en\/monuments\/pyramid-of-djoser-step-pyramid\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyramid of Djoser (Step Pyramid)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Step Pyramid of Djoser is the oldest pyramid in Egypt and the earliest large building in the world made entirely of stone. It was designed by Imhotep, the king\u2019s architect, priest and physician, who later became a god of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>The pyramid began as a flat mastaba and was enlarged five times into a six-step structure about 60 metres high. It stands at the centre of a vast walled complex of courtyards, chapels and false doors \u2014 a stone version of the royal palace for the afterlife.<\/p>\n<h2>What you will see<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The six-stepped pyramid and its newly restored south face.<\/li>\n<li>The limestone enclosure wall with its 15 carved doorways.<\/li>\n<li>The Heb-Sed court and the colonnaded entrance hall.<\/li>\n<li>The underground galleries beneath the pyramid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practical tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Entry to the complex is a separate ticket from the Saqqara area ticket.<\/li>\n<li>The site is fully exposed \u2014 bring water and sun protection.<\/li>\n<li>Combine it with the Serapeum and the noble tombs nearby.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first pyramid ever built \u2014 a six-step stone monument designed by the architect Imhotep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8664,"template":"","monument-region":[563],"class_list":["post-18799","monument","type-monument","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","monument-region-cairo-giza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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