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Hemiunu

c. 26th century BCE · Egyptian vizier and overseer of works · Ancient Egypt

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Statue of Hemiunu from his tomb at Giza. Limestone. H 155.5 cm (IN 1962) Roemer- und Pelizaeusmuseum, HildesheimThe hieroglyphs at the feet of Hemiunu, are now protected under a Plexiglass plate: (the
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Traditionally associated with the planning of the Great Pyramid and its monumental geometric organization.

Key works

  • Great Pyramid of Giza

THE RETHINK

Hemiunu helps us rethink architecture as more than the production of buildings: their work shows how decisions about structure, space, materials, context or public life can change what a society considers possible.

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Hemiunu changed architecture through ideas, buildings and approaches that still shape how we understand space.
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