The pyramids that you are talking about were built to hold the remains of dead Egyptian (and other) pharoahs.
old kingdom
the pyramids were built predominantly in the old and middle kingdom periods, with the last of the pyramids being built by king Ahmose (the first ruler of the new kingdom period).
Many pyramids were built during the old kingdom
The pyramids at Giza are built.
becaues thats what they wanted to.do
The Old Kingdom.
Old Kingdom.
The Pyramids of Giza (including the Great Pyramid) were built during the Old Kingdom. Most pyramids were built during the Old and Middle Kingdoms.
The Old Kingdom.
Many New Kingdom pyramid exists at Deir-el-Medina, a workman's village. These were made of mud brick and were significantly smaller than the pyramids at Giza, which were built in the Old Kingdom. New Kingdom pyramids also exist in various other locations all throughout Egypt.
The Old Kingdom and 4th Dynasty
the pyramids
Pyramids continued to be built in the Middle Kingdom but they were inferior to those built in the Old Kingdom. They were made of mud brick cased in stone
old kingdom
the pyramids were built predominantly in the old and middle kingdom periods, with the last of the pyramids being built by king Ahmose (the first ruler of the new kingdom period).
The old and middle kingdoms
The Old Kingdom