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The Step Pyramid built by Imhotep, the Pharaoh's Imhotep chief architect. When Memphis was the capital of Egypt, during the Old Kingdom period, Saqqara was its necropolis. The Step Pyramid possibly the oldest stone structure of this size in the world.

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The Step Pyramid built by Imhotep, the Pharaoh's Imhotep chief architect. When Memphis was the capital of Egypt, during the Old Kingdom period, Saqqara was its necropolis. The Step Pyramid possibly the oldest stone structure of this size in the world.