Significance of the Step Pyramid at Saqqarra
The major significance of the step pyramid of Saqqara is that it revolutionized Egyptian architecture, and thus paved the way for the true pyramids to be erected at a later date. The key player in the design and construction of the step pyramid was the famed Egyptian architect, Imhotep. ... The completed pyramid was a series of six mastabas, each decreasing in size, stacked one upon the other.