The Great Tours: A Guided Tour of Ancient Egypt. Episode 10, King Sneferu and the First True Pyramid.

Learn how builders under the ambitious King Sneferu, through trial and error, constructed the first smooth-sided pyramids. At the pyramid complex of Meidum, view its masterpieces of decoration, and investigate the structural issues which led to the pyramid's collapse. Study the many architectur...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Great Courses, The, Hartwig, Melinda
Weitere Verfasser:
Hartwig, Melinda (SchauspielerIn)
Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2021.
Kanopy Streaming, 2022.
Zusammenfassung:
Learn how builders under the ambitious King Sneferu, through trial and error, constructed the first smooth-sided pyramids. At the pyramid complex of Meidum, view its masterpieces of decoration, and investigate the structural issues which led to the pyramid's collapse. Study the many architectural innovations that produced the Bent Pyramid and Sneferu's final achievement of the Red Pyramid.
Umfang:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
Travel.
Instructional films.
Education films.
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