Pyramids

Abu Rawash is the site of Egypt's most northerly pyramid — the mostly ruined Pyramid of Djedefre, the son and successor of Khufu. Originally it was thought that this pyramid had never been completed, but the current archaelogicical consensus is that not only was it completed, but that it was originally about the same size as the Pyramid of Menkaure — the third largest of the Giza pyramids. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abu Rawash"

Located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, the Bent Pyramid of Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu, is a unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bent Pyramid"

According to an AAP report published in the Sydney Morning Herald On 20 January, 2006, a team of international archaeologists from Australia, Austria, Scotland and Slovenia are scheduled to commence excavations on 13 April at a site known as Visocica hill, 32 kilometres northwest of Sarajevo to establish whether the hill is an ancient man-made pyramid structure - a theory supposedly supported by preliminary investigations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bosnian pyramid"

The pyramids of China are approximately 100 ancient mounds, many of which were used for burial. Most of them are located within 100 kilometers of the city of Xi'an, on the Qin Chuan Plains in the Forbidden Zone, Shaanxi Province, central China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese pyramids"

(Egyptian pyramids) The pyramids of Egypt, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions ever conceived , constitute one of the most potent and enduring symbols of Ancient Egyptian civilization. It is generally accepted by most archaeologists that they were constructed as burial monuments associated with royal solar and stellar cults, and most were built during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods . ...more on Wikipedia about "Egyptian pyramids"

The Giza Necropolis (coordinates 29 58' 33.31" N 31 07' 49.56" E) stands on the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. This complex of ancient monuments is located some eight km inland into the desert from the old town of Giza on the Nile, some 20 km southwest of Cairo city centre. ...more on Wikipedia about "Giza pyramid complex"

The Great Pyramid of Cholula is a huge temple-pyramid complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Pyramid of Cholula" It's real shortopedia feeling! shortopedia

The Great Pyramid of Giza ( ) is the oldest and last remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is generally believed the Great Pyramid was built as the tomb of Fourth dynasty Egyptian king Khufu (also known under his Greek name Cheops and believed to have reigned from 2606-2583 BC), after whom it is sometimes called Khufu's Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu. Traditionally, the architect of the pyramid was Hemon, a relative of Khufu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Pyramid of Giza"

The Great Pyramid or Templo Mayor was the main temple of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City). The temple rose 60 m (197 ft) above the city's ritual precinct, surmounted by dual shrines to the deities Huitzilopochtli (god of war and sun) and Tlaloc (god of rain and fertility). It was mostly destroyed in 1521, along with the Aztec empire, by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan"

Khafre's Pyramid ( ), is the second largest of the ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Anabtawi (Chephren). ...more on Wikipedia about "Khafre's Pyramid"

:See main article Egyptian pyramids ...more on Wikipedia about "List of ancient pyramids by country"

The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre, pronounced in French) in Paris, France, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. The building, a former royal palace, lies in the centre of Paris, between the Seine river and the Rue de Rivoli. Its central courtyard, now occupied by the Louvre glass pyramid, lies in the axis of the Champs-Élysées, and thus forms the nucleus from which the Axe historique springs. Part of the royal Palace of the Louvre was first opened to the public as a museum on November 8, 1793, during the French Revolution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Louvre"

The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, was one of the resort city's first fully-themed megaresorts. Ground was broken for the Luxor in 1991, the same year that construction began on the Treasure Island and the current MGM Grand. It has an Ancient Egyptian motif and contains a total of 4,407 rooms lining the interior walls of a hollow pyramid and contained within two towers. It opened on October 15, 1993. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luxor Hotel"

Located about 100km south of modern Cairo, Meidum is the location of a large pyramid, and several large mud-brick mastabas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meidum"

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Menkaure's Pyramid, located on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. It was built to serve as the tomb of the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Menkaure. ...more on Wikipedia about "Menkaure's Pyramid"

Most Ancient Mesoamerican civilisations built pyramid-shaped structures. These were also usually step pyramids, with temples on top – more akin to the ziggurats of Mesopotamia than to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt. The Mesoamerican region's largest pyramid by volume – indeed, the largest in the world by volume – is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mesoamerican pyramids"

(Nubian pyramids) The area of the Nile valley known as Nubia that lies within present day Sudan was home to three Kushite kingdoms during antiquity: the first with its capital at Kerma ( 2400– 1500 BC), that centred on Napata ( 1000– 300 BC) and, finally, that of Meroë ( 300 BC– 300). ...more on Wikipedia about "Nubian pyramids"

The Pulemelei mound or the Star Pyramid on the island of Savai'i,(part of Samoa) is the largest and most ancient structure in Polynesia. It is a pyramid constructed of natural basalt stones and at its base measures 65m x 60m and has a height of about 12m. Excavations have revealed that it was probably constructed sometime between 1100-1400 AD and was no longer used by 1700-1800 AD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pulemelei Mound"

An n-sided pyramid is a polyhedron formed by connecting an n-sided polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by n triangular faces (n≥3). ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid"

*The main article, Pyramid, deals with most major uses of this term. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid (disambiguation)"

An n-sided pyramid is a polyhedron formed by connecting an n-sided polygonal base and a point, called the apex, by n triangular faces (n≥3). In other words, it is a conic solid with polygonal base. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid (geometry)"

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The Pyramid of Cestius (in Italian, Piramide di Caio Cestio or Piramide Cestia) is an Egyptian-style pyramid in Rome, Italy near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid of Cestius"

The Pyramid of Djedefre consists today mostly of ruins located at Abu Rawash in Egypt. It's Egypts most northerly pyramid, and is belived to be built by king Khufus son and successor Djedefre. Originally it was thought that this pyramid had never been completed, but the current archaelogicical consensus is that not only was it completed, but that it was originally about the same size as the Pyramid of Menkaure — the third largest of the Giza pyramids. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid of Djedefre"

The Pyramid of Djoser was built for the burial of Pharaoh Djoser by his Vizier Imhotep. It was constructed during the 27th century BC at the Saqqara necropolis to the northwest of the city of Memphis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid of Djoser"

The second pyramid to be built at the necropolis site of Abu Sir, south of the Giza plateau, the pyramid of Neferirkare is the tallest of all pyramids constructed in Ancient Egypt during its Fifth Dynasty. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai"

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