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| Architect | Imhotep |
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| Location | Egypt map | |||
| Date | -2760 timeline | |||
| Building Type | tomb complex | |||
| Construction System | bearing masonry, cut stone | |||
| Climate | desert | |||
| Context | rural | |||
| Style | Ancient Egyptian | |||
| Notes | stepped pyramid, papyrus flower column capitals. | |||
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Sources on Zoser's Necropolis
Bodo Cichy, ed. Architecture of the Ancient Civilizations in Color. New York: Viking Press, 1966. exterior photo of precinct wall, plate 14, p83. exterior color photo of step pyramid, plate 13, p81. Sir Banister Fletcher. A History of Architecture. London: The Butterworth Group, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01587-X. LC 86-31761. NA200.F63 1987. site plan drawing, fig d, p43. after E. Droton, J.P. Lauer, C.M. Firth and J.E. Quibell. The classic text of architectural history. Expanded 1996 edition available at Amazon.com John Julius Norwich, ed. Great Architecture of the World. London: Mitchell Beazley Publishers, 1975. photos, p49. Reprint edition: Da Capo Press, April 1991. ISBN 0-3068-0436-0. An accessible, inspiring and informative overview of world architecture, with lots of full-color cutaway drawings, and clear explanations. Available at Amazon.com Henri Stierlin. Comprendre l'Architecture Universelle 1. Office du Livre S.A. Fribourg (Suisse), 1977. reconstruction drawing of south building facade, p23. longitudinal section drawing of entrance colonnade, p23. plan drawing, p22. section drawing of stepped pyramid, p22. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5. Available at Amazon.com
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