 Imohotep was the very first pyramid designer.  The Egytians weren’t the only ones to build step pyramids.  But guess what! Imohotep was also the first.

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 Imohotep was the very first pyramid designer.  The Egytians weren’t the only ones to build step pyramids.  But guess what! Imohotep was also the first one ever to make a pyramid!!!

 The pyramid was built in Pharaoh Khufu’s honor.  Also the Pyramid was 480 feet tall.  It is located in Giza.

 The work they all had to do was lifting the different kinds of rocks that way lots of ponds.  It could easily take up to 2 decades to build.

 First thing is that there are different rooms in the pyramids,such as …  The kings chamber, monster sell, and entrance.

 One of the pyramids is 446 feet tall 53 degrees.  At first The Great Pyramid was around 481 feet tall, but due to erosion it is 455 feet tall now.