List of tallest pyramids
This article is a list of the tallest 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", "pyramid-shaped", or "in the shape of a pyramid") by reliable sources and be at least 50 meters (160 ft) tall.
Ancient pyramids
[edit]Name | image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Year | Location | Notes |
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Great Pyramid of Giza | ![]() | 138.5 | 454 | 2560 BC | Giza, Egypt | |
Pyramid of Khafre | ![]() | 136.4 | 448 | 2570 BC | Giza, Egypt | |
Red Pyramid | ![]() | 105 | 344 | c. 2600 BC | Cairo, Egypt | |
Bent Pyramid | ![]() | 104.71 | 344 | c. 2600 BC | Cairo, Egypt | |
Toniná pyramid | ![]() | 74 | 243 | Chiapas, Mexico | Much of height includes hilltop. | |
La Danta | ![]() | 72 | 236 | c. 400BC | El Petén, Guatemala | Height not independently verified. Includes platform. Pyramid footprint only 33m square. |
Great Pyramid of Cholula | ![]() | 66 | 217 | 9th century AD | Cholula, Mexico | Possibly the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.[1][2] |
Pyramid of the Sun | 65.5 | 216 | AD 200 | Teotihuacan, Mexico | ||
Pyramid of Menkaure | ![]() | 65 | 213 | c. 2510 BC | Giza, Egypt | |
Pyramid of Meidum | 65 | 213 | c. 2600 BC | Lower Egypt | 65 m tall after partial collapse; would have been 91.65 metres (300.7 ft). | |
Pyramid of Djoser | ![]() | 62.5 | 205 | c. 2667–2648 BC | Saqqara, Egypt |
Modern pyramidal buildings
[edit]Name | image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year | Location | Notes |
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Luxor Pyramid | ![]() | 107 | 350 | 30 | 1993 | Paradise, Nevada | [3] |
Memphis Pyramid | 98 | 321 | n/a | 1991 | Memphis, Tennessee | [4] | |
Walter Pyramid | ![]() | 58 | 190 | n/a | 1994 | Long Beach, California | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Coe & Koontz 1962, 2002, p. 120.
- ^ The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain, BBC News, retrieved on August 15, 2016
- ^ Emporis. "Luxor Pyramid". Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Emporis. "Memphis Pyramid". Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Emporis. "Walter Pyramid". Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.