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2600-2480 B.C. 
Great Pyramid - Giza, Egypt
 
 
The first of the pyramids was Zoser's Step Pyramid (2700 B.C.).  As the name implies the "step" shape was fromed from stacking mastabas.  Mastabas were the earliest tombs (one level and rectangular shape).
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Other egyptian examples:
Hatchepsut's Tomb - Der El-Bahari, Egypt (1520 B.C.)
Temple of Amon - Karnak, Egypt (1530-323 B.C.)
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