Each year, thousands make their way to Egypt to get a closer look at these amazing structures that have lasted longer than most modern buildings ever will. The Egyptian pyramids are structures that were built beginning around 3000 BC and were designed as final resting places for the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt.onstruction. The construction of the Egyptian pyramids is a wonder in itself. The pyramids began as crude structures called mastabas, which were tombs shaped like squares that had a simple room inside.