HIstory of Egyptian Architecture, Aug 22

Egypt was once the greatest empire with fully valuable methods and designs for architecture. Even in modern day, Egyptian architecture still gains acknowledgment from many architects by inspiring them with basic systems of pyramid structure

TIME CHANGED, ARCHITECTURE REMAINS

Many succeeding structures were influenced by Egyptian architecture especially for Pyramid shape design. Appearance and construction methods of the old creation still obviously remain, however, what differ with are upgrading materials and textures that adapt to fit into today’s luxury world

Pyramid-like..

The Louvre, Paris, France

The renovation of the Louvre Museum, installing a glass pyramid in middle of the court of Louvre Palace.

Ryungyong Hotel, Pyungyong, North Korea

The pyramid shaped building is a 105 stories building with a floor area of360,000 square meter. It is to be know as the largest building in North Korea with 330 meters in height.

Transamerica Pyramid, California, USA

It is a four-sided pyramid with two wings on each opposite sides. The structure is 260 meter tall with aluminum panels covered at the top of the building

future's projects

Not only until today that the pyramid shape is so inspiring, however, the popularity of this eternity-shape is still growing since many pyramid structures were planned to be built

Arabian Blade, Dubai

This future project is to be built in the oil-rich of Dubai and also a mixed -use tower

Shimizu TRY 2004 Mega-City Pyramid, Tokyo, Japan

Japan also planned to build this pyramid over the Tokyo Bay. The proposed structure is 2,004 meters tall which is 12 times higher than the Great Pyramid of Egypt in Giza. Upon the completion, the Shimizu Pyramid will become the largest man-made structure in Earth's history

Therefore, even time has passed century to century, Egyptian Architecture still enriches a significant role and popularity in modern architecture

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