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A number pharaohs from the 3rd Dynasty king Djoser (c.2650BC) who had the step pyramid built at Saqqara until the end of the Middle kingdom c.1550BC. The book The "Complete Pyramids" by Mark Lehar gives a comprehensive list of Pharaohs, their pyramids and locations.
The Ancient Egyptians built pyramids for tombs for their pharaohs and their queens.
They were built as tombs for pharaohs, the great pyramid at Giza was build for Pharaoh Khufu
They built the pyramids because pharaohs believed they would rule their land after their death so they built themselves magnificent tombs . These tombs are the huge pyramids .
Pyramids were built in Ancient Egypt as tombs, or burial places, for Egyptian pharaohs, or kings.