Egypt’s so-called “Step Pyramid”, the first pyramid ever built was finally reopened to the public on Thursday during an official ceremony in Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis after fourteen years of restoration work which costs around USD $6,700,000.
This grand reopening ceremony was was attended by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli as well as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled El-Enany. “We are working hard to build a new Egypt … and the restoration of our heritage is at the top of our priorities,”the prime minister said.
It is properly called the Pyramid of Djoser,built 4,700 years ago during the era of Pharaoh Djoser.Being credited with being the first monumental stone building in history, this pyramid is recognised as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
This oldest pyramid has been saved from collapse by a British firm and opened to the public for the first time in almost 90 years.
It was built entirely out of stone and believed to be the final resting place of King Djoser, founder of the Old Kingdom.
As reported the renovations began back in 2006, but interrupted from 2011 through 2012 because of Egypt’s popular uprising and the overthrow of President Hosni Mubark, before efforts started again in 2013.
