A number of newspapers and international sites have highlighted the opening of the Step Pyramid of Djoser, which is the oldest stone building in the world, after 14 years of starting its restoration, and Prime Minister Dr. Mustafa Madbouly and Dr. Khaled Al Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, opened the Pyramid of Djoser Stepped, last Thursday, After completing the restoration project, which lasted for nearly 14 years, at a cost of 104 million pounds.
France 24, titled "Egypt reopens the pyramid of Djoser, the oldest pyramid in the country, after a 14-year restoration," said the Egyptian authorities reopened the 4,700-year-old pyramid of Djoser to the public on Thursday, after years of renewal, and continued: "The pyramid controls The height of about 60 meters (about 200 feet) on the vast Saqqara Cemetery south of Cairo, which is part of the ancient capital of Memphis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ".
Under the title "Egypt reopens the pyramid of the old step after renovations," the "Daily Star" site celebrated the opening of the ancient pyramid, saying: It is the first and oldest pyramid in Egypt, for the founder of the ancient kingdom, King Djoser, and it is also the first building in the world made entirely of stone.
As the British "Daily Mail" published a photo report titled "The oldest pyramid in the world in Egypt, opens to the public for the first time in 90 years after British engineers saved the 4700-year-old structure from collapse." The report pointed out that "an Egyptian pyramid was saved He is 4,700 years old from collapse by a British engineering company and opened to the public for the first time in about 90 years. "And she continued:" The Pyramid of Djoser is 200 feet (60 meters) and is believed to be the first pyramid in Egypt and the oldest building in the world. "
Under the headline “Egypt reopens the pyramid of Djoser,” the British newspaper, The Guardian, celebrated, saying: “The pyramid of King Djoser is the main attraction in Saqqara Cemetery. To the burial well, stone sarcophagus and stairs at two entrances. "
The American website "ABC NeWS" shed light on the opening of the oldest pyramid in the world, saying: "The 4700-year-old Step Pyramid, built in the 27th century BC, of the third dynasty Pharaoh Zoser, is considered the oldest stone structure by volume in the world." Great damage in an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hit Egypt in 1992 and was in danger of collapsing more than a decade ago. "
As CNN published a report on the opening of the pyramid, it made it clear that the Step Pyramid of Djoser is "the first pyramid built in ancient Egypt, and the oldest large stone building in the world."
Sun, Mar. 8, 2020
