Step Pyramid of Djoser
Imhotep builds the first monument entirely of cut stone
The architect Imhotep built a six-stepped pyramid at Saqqara for Pharaoh Djoser. It is the earliest monumental building made entirely of cut stone and the prototype for all later Egyptian pyramids.
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Alive at the time
- Imhotep (aged 20)