Egyptian Architecture
My project is on Acient Egytian Pyramids. Pyramids were meant to be monuments to the pharaoh's greatness.The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens .The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the old kingdom to the end of the middle kingdom. Pyramids did not stand alone but were part of a group of buildings which included temples, chapels, other tombs, and massive walls.There are about eighty pyramids known today from ancient Egypt. The three largest and b
He also encased the lowest two courses in granite. est preserved of these were built at the beginning of the Old Kingdom. The first step pyramid was bulit for King Djoser in Saggara. The second largest known pyramid in Egypt is The pyramid of Khafre. The most well known pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu. The pyramid itself lacks the degree of precision that was present in the Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid took 20 years to make and is one the greater wonders of the world. The earliest form of pyramids are the step pyramids. After the completion of the building of the Great Pyramid, King Khafre had to make somthing to live up to his fathers Great Pyramid. Mat and reed textures are imitated on many stone walls giving a distinctly Egyptian character to the architecture. Its angle is slightly sharper and the four corners. Mastabas are are flat tombs that had a hidden tomb deep inside. Khafre wanted to build his pyramid on higher ground giving the illusion that his pyramid was taller. Architecture of the First Dynasty evolved from simple structures of wood, reeds and mud, to larger, more complicated buildings of brick and later of stone.
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