Imhotep created the first step pyramid by stacking progressively smaller mastabas on top of one another.
Step Pyramid
The step pyramid followed the mastaba as a burial tomb. The first step pyramid was designed by Imhotep in the early 3rd millennium B.C., at Saqqara.
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