What are some pyramids in Egypt to see if you go on a vacation?
The pyramid builders were of the Old Kingdom beginning with the 4th Dynasty. The first pyramids to be constructed are at Saqarra and include the Step Pyramid the Red Pyramid and the Bent pyramid. The architect Imhotep of these first pyramids was in latter times elevated to the status of a god, in the Roman era he had a significant cult following. While the huge pyramids such as those at Giza were found to be a great drain on the economic and manpower resources of Egypt, pyramid building did continue all be it in a less extravagant manner until the 18th Dynasty. There are around 130 pyramids of varying sizes, throughout Egypt that are recognised by the Supreme Council of Antiquities as man made monuments. It is at Giza Plateau complex we see pyramid building really reach its perfection, and that is truly how you could refer to the architectural masterpieces that have withstood time and man’s efforts to destroy them, with little change. At their completion they were covered in very highl
