th Century BC – almost unbelievable! The Pyramid of Djoser, or step pyramid at Sakkara necropolis outside Cairo, was built nearly 5,000 years ago in the 27th century BC. It is considered to be the earliest large-scale cut stone construction, and use of columns. A portion of the limestone wall, polished by winds of …
s I prepare to depart on a trip to Egypt and a cruise on the Nile next week, I look back on my first and only visit to Cairo – in 1990 on a business trip. I took an afternoon off to do the ‘tourist thing’, and took a drive out to see …