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Akapan Pyramid
Tiwanaku

Akapan Pyramid

Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia

Akapan Pyramid in Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia.

Bent Pyramid
Ancient Egyptian

Bent Pyramid

Dahshur, Dahshur, Egypt

The Bent Pyramid rises from the desert at Dahshur with a silhouette like no other: steep at the base, then abruptly shallower at the 47-meter mark....

Bosnian Pyramids, Visoko

Bosnian Pyramids, Visoko

Visoko, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Pyramids, Visoko is a pyramid of sacred significance.97661, 18.17639. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological.

Great Pyramid of Giza
UNESCOAncient Egyptian

Great Pyramid of Giza

Giza, Giza, Egypt

Great Pyramid of Giza is a pyramid of sacred significance.97924, 31.13420. Attributes: built, cultural, archaeological. Tradition: Ancient Egyptian....

Pyramid of Djoser
Ancient Egyptian

Pyramid of Djoser

Saqqara, Saqqara, Egypt

Before Giza, before the true pyramids, there was this: six limestone tiers rising from the desert at Saqqara, humanity's first monumental stone building....

Pyramid of Khafre
Ancient Egyptian

Pyramid of Khafre

Giza, Giza, Egypt

The Pyramid of Khafre appears to be the tallest at Giza, though it is not. Built on bedrock ten meters higher than his father Khufu's monument, Khafre's pyramid creates an...

Pyramid of Menkaure
Ancient Egyptian

Pyramid of Menkaure

Giza, Giza, Egypt

The Pyramid of Menkaure completes what three generations of pyramid builders began at Giza....

Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacán
Ancient Mesoamerican

Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacán

San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico

Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacán in San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico.

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán
Ancient Mesoamerican

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán

San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico

Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán in San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico.

Red Pyramid
Ancient Egyptian

Red Pyramid

Dahshur, Dahshur, Egypt

The Red Pyramid stands as proof of mastery achieved. After the collapsed pyramid at Meidum and the necessary angle change at the Bent Pyramid, Sneferu's engineers finally...