Ancient Egyptian Architecture. Egyptian architecture the architecture of the ancient egyptians formulated prior to 3000 b c. Third intermediate period of egypt.
All of these structures were built from stone. Ancient egypt itself dates back to roughly 3150 bce. Spanning over two thousand years ancient egypt was not one stable civilization but in constant change and upheaval commonly split into periods by historians.
The ancient egyptian architecture was highly monumental and creative they used stone mostly limestone granite and sandstone to make their constructions due to the lack of wood which was balanced by an abundance of sun baked mud bricks which was the main substance of construction in the early dynastic period.
Likewise ancient egyptian architecture is not one style but a set of styles differing over time but with some commonalities. History of ancient egyptian architecture. Spanning over two thousand years ancient egypt was not one stable civilization but in constant change and upheaval commonly split into periods by historians. Egyptian architecture the architecture of the ancient egyptians formulated prior to 3000 b c.