I took 20 days to complete this project: 13 days to make bricks and 7 days to build. This construction technique helps the pyramid cool in summer and warm in winter.

Jimmy Corsetti spends a lot of time thinking about sharp edges. Specifically, the sharp edges of the hundreds of granite blocks stacked on top of each other to form the Valley Temple in front of the ...

The Giza Pyramids are among the best documented construction projects of the ancient world, yet a stubborn slice of popular culture still credits them to visitors from another planet. I want to ...

Researchers have uncovered a potential explanation for how the iconic Pyramid of Djoser, believed to be the oldest in ancient Egypt, was built. The step pyramid, located in the Saqqara necropolis, ...

From the glass atrium of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the three great Pyramids of Giza are perfectly framed on the desert horizon. The architects designed it this way; a deliberate alignment connecting ...