The Step Pyramid of Djoser, Memphis, Egypt—Imhotep and the Pharaoh’s Stairway to Heaven
It’s 2670 BCE in the deserts of Memphis, Egypt.
The young and powerful pharaoh Djoser accesses the throne, full of energy and determination to make history. Imperial resources were huge, and so were the ambitions of the new pharaoh. Djoser’s first goal was building a pathway to heaven. He picked his genius vizier and polymath Imhotep for such impossible feat, and the story begins.
Figure 2.1 The Step Pyramid of Pharaoh Djoser—Memphis, Egypt [1]
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