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The Pyramid of King Djoser at Saqqara
Architectures series
Editor(s) of the series: Richard Copans, Stan Neumann
The "Architectures" series highlights a selection of the world's most significant monuments, considering each with regard to its historical and geographical context. Each film pays equal attention to the inside and outside of the building in question.
Director(s): Stan Neumann
Scientific advisor(s): Geneviève Bresc, Michel Baud
Genre
Documentary
Copyright
2008
Length
26 minutes
Producer(s)
Marie Guirauden, Florence Gilles, Les Films d’Ici
Co-producer(s)
ARTE, Musée d’Orsay, DAPA, Cité de l’architecture, Musée du Louvre
Djoser's pyramid, the oldest Egyptian pyramid (2600 BC), can be considered to represent the birth of what is now known as "architecture"—i.e. a skilled practice distinct from mere building—which thus began with a funerary monument whose symbolism prevailed over its functionality.
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