Egyptian architecture is one of the oldest and monumental in historyand it is precisely these traits that provide undeniable beauty. Although the pyramids are their most characteristic feature, in reality the Egyptians were great architects and also built temples and homes. However, their concern for honoring the gods and the dead were the guiding axis of their designs.
Therefore, Egyptian architecture goes from boys buried to constructions more than 100 meters high, All of them mimetized in a desert atmosphere full of mysticism. Sand, stone, galleries, passages and tombs, so are the works of ancient Egypt.
Egyptian architecture is recognized for its religious symbolism.Denitsa Kireva / Pexels.
What is Egyptian architecture?
It is well known that Architecture is always a social and historical reflection of culture that builds it And, as in most ancient architectures, the Egyptian is full of meaning, symbolisms and theology. Consecrated as an empire since the year 3,100 BC, the Egyptians and their buildings evolved according to the «proof and error» of their own constructions and settlements, since the constant grown in the channel of the Nile River destroyed their first architectural attempts. Another aspect that drew the course in the Egyptian architecture It was the value that mythology had in an extremely believing people, since great portion of efforts were destined to the construction of funeral and religious typologies; Both cases are still preserved.
For this reason, When talking about Egyptian architecture, there is talk of pyramids, temples and mastabasalthough there were also civil and housing works, of which, due to their materials, specimens are no longer preserved. Not only is architecture relevant in Egyptian culture, so is the architect as a title, because Imbotep is considered the first architect in history. This Egyptian architect built one of the first pyramids recorded in Memphis: the famous Zoser, staggered pyramid. The Zoser is, in fact, the basis for the majestic posterior pyramids, since it is an ingenious system of mastabouts (traitation constructions); The system would later be perfected and eliminated the staggering to create faces.