A pyramidion (plural: pyramidia) is the capstone of an Egyptian pyramid or the upper section of an obelisk. Speakers of the Ancient Egyptian language...
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beautiful inscriptions. After excavation, the pyramidion was transported to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The pyramidion, carved out of single piece of basalt...
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either filled or stepped. A pyramid has the majority of its mass closer to the ground with less mass towards the pyramidion at the apex. This is due to...
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The Red Pyramid is 105 metres (344 ft) high, and 220 metres (720 ft) wide. Fragments of a rare pyramidion, or capstone, for the Red Pyramid was uncovered...
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Pyramidion is a 5 track EP by English band Ozric Tentacles. It was initially released in 2001 on Stretchy Records, and later re-issued on Snapper. "Pyramidion"...
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The Pyramids may refer to: Egyptian pyramids, especially the Pyramids at Giza The Pyramids (band), a surf rock group from Long Beach, California The Pyramids...
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of Sahure speaks of the "white gold pyramidion of the pyramid Sahure's Soul Shines". The Great Pyramid's pyramidion was already lost in classical antiquity...
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surveyors. List of Egyptian pyramids List of finds in Egyptian pyramids List of megalithic sites Pyramidion Nubian pyramids Slackman, Michael (17 November...
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Pyramidia (singular: pyramidion) are the capstones of ancient Egyptian pyramids. Tips of obelisks, also called pyramidia, were not separate stones and...
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Benben (category Ancient Egyptian pyramids)
the top stone of a pyramid, which is called a pyramid's pyramidion (or benbenet). It is also related to the obelisk. In the Pyramid Texts, e.g. Utterances...
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Washington Monument (section Pyramidion)
of the pyramidion, and four smaller arches in the corners. The top of the pyramidion is a large, marble capstone with a small aluminum pyramid at its...
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The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure,...
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An ecological pyramid (also trophic pyramid, Eltonian pyramid, energy pyramid, or sometimes food pyramid) is a graphical representation designed to show...
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a true pyramid. Its casing is partly of granite, like the main pyramid, and is believed to have been completed due to the limestone pyramidion found close...
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dimensions were approximately 200 cubits per side and 150 cubits high. The pyramidion (capstone) was covered with inscriptions and religious symbols. Some of...
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the pyramidion and part of the apex are missing. The bottom course of casing stones was made out of pink granite but the remainder of the pyramid was...
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Mesoamerican pyramids form a prominent part of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. Although similar in some ways to Egyptian pyramids, these New World...
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second season. He also provides the voice of Jin Jae-hoon and Illuminati Pyramidion in the video game The Secret World. Lee appeared in season six of Cobra...
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Inverted pyramid may refer to: Inverted pyramid (journalism), a metaphor in journalism for how information should be prioritized and structured in a text...
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English football league system (redirect from English football pyramid)
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in...
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A pyramidal number is the number of points in a pyramid with a polygonal base and triangular sides. The term often refers to square pyramidal numbers...
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Pyramidal signs indicate that the pyramidal tract is affected at some point in its course. Pyramidal tract dysfunction can lead to various clinical presentations...
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pyramids in the world, both ancient and modern. In order to qualify for inclusion, each entry must be referred to as a pyramid (not just "pyramidal"...
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is a list of lists of pyramids. Lepsius list of pyramids List of Egyptian pyramids List of Mesoamerican pyramids List of pyramid mausoleums in North America...
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site of a pyramid (temple) in the world, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today. The adobe brick pyramid stands 25...
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called pyramids: Mesoamerican step pyramids; see Mesoamerican pyramids Chinese pyramids Mesopotamian Ziggurats The Nubian pyramids, Sudan The Pyramid of Hellinikon...
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Memphis Pyramid, formerly known as the Great American Pyramid and the Pyramid Arena, and colloquially known as the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, is a pyramid-shaped...
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Walshs Pyramid is an independent peak with a distinct pyramidal appearance, 922 m (3,025 ft) high, located within Wooroonooran National Park about 20 km...
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Pyramid Lake may refer to: Pyramid Lake (Alberta), Canada Pyramid Lake (Los Angeles County, California) Pyramid Lake (El Dorado County, California) Pyramid...
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A food pyramid is a representation of the optimal number of servings to be eaten each day from each of the basic food groups. The first pyramid was published...
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