Detail of North Palace Facade, Djoser Precinct, Saqqara
a. What is significant about the form of these columns?
b. How is this work original?
c. Who is the architect?
d. What is the period?
A) The capitals of these columns resemble papyrus blossoms, while the shafts imitate the form of papyrus stalks.
B) Djoser's columns are the earliest known stone columns in the history of architecture.
C) The architect is Imhotep.
D) Early Dynastic Period, Third Dynasty, c.2630-2611 BCE.
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