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"'''Pyramids'''" is a general travel term referring to a large number of man-made structures with similar characteristics, namely, an expansive rectangular base, with sides tapering to a point above the centre of the base. | "'''Pyramids'''" is a general travel term referring to a large number of man-made structures with similar characteristics, namely, an expansive rectangular base, with sides tapering to a point above the centre of the base. | ||
| − | While many people usually associate them with the ancient cultures Ancient Egypt|of Egypt and Central America | + | While many people usually associate them with the ancient cultures Ancient Egypt|of [[Egypt]] and Central America and the pyramids, both ancient and modern, can be found at a variety of locations around the globe, including: |
| − | === Egypt === | + | === [[Egypt]] === |
| − | Esfinge i Gran Piramide - The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx | + | Esfinge i Gran Piramide - The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx |
| − | * Cairo/Giza — the most famous pyramids of all | + | * Cairo/Giza — the most famous pyramids of all and the Giza Pyramids, just outside modern Cairo |
* Abusir | * Abusir | ||
* Dahshur | * Dahshur | ||
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* Saqqara | * Saqqara | ||
| − | === France === | + | === [[France]] === |
* Paris/1st arrondissement (central Paris) — the Louvre Museum is home to the most famous modern pyramid, built in glass and steel | * Paris/1st arrondissement (central Paris) — the Louvre Museum is home to the most famous modern pyramid, built in glass and steel | ||
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* Iximche — Mayan ruins | * Iximche — Mayan ruins | ||
| − | * Tikal — impressive Mayan ruins | + | * [[Tikal]] — impressive Mayan ruins |
| − | === Italy === | + | === [[Italy]] === |
* Rome/Aventino-Testaccio — the Italian capital has a famous steep-sided pyramid, built as an ancient cenotaph for a nobleman's tomb | * Rome/Aventino-Testaccio — the Italian capital has a famous steep-sided pyramid, built as an ancient cenotaph for a nobleman's tomb | ||
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Chichen Itza 3 - El Castillo - Chichen Itza | Chichen Itza 3 - El Castillo - Chichen Itza | ||
| − | * Chichen Itza | + | * [[Chichen Itza]] |
| − | * Palenque | + | * Palenque |
| − | * Teotihuacan — some of the largest pyramids of the world in what was once the largest city of the Pre-Columbian Americas | + | * [[Teotihuacan]] — some of the largest pyramids of the world in what was once the largest city of the Pre-Columbian Americas |
=== Sudan === | === Sudan === | ||
| − | * Meroë — the site of the pyramids built by the Nubians | + | * Meroë — the site of the pyramids built by the Nubians and the southern neighbours of the ancient Egyptians |
* Merowe — downriver from Meroë, Jebel Barkal near Merowe is the site of another set of Sudanese pyramids | * Merowe — downriver from Meroë, Jebel Barkal near Merowe is the site of another set of Sudanese pyramids | ||
| − | === United States of America === | + | === [[United States of America|United States]] === |
* Las Vegas — a large pyramidical structure is to be found at a Las Vegas casino | * Las Vegas — a large pyramidical structure is to be found at a Las Vegas casino | ||
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=== See also === | === See also === | ||
| − | * Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Pyramid — a dive site in South Africa, marked by and named for a pointed rock above it | + | * Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Pyramid — a dive site in [[South Africa]], marked by and named for a pointed rock above it |
| − | * Pyramid Lake — a lake in the | + | * Pyramid Lake — a lake in the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Nevada]], named after a pyramid-like limestone formation that emerges from its waters |
Latest revision as of 03:29, 11 December 2023
"Pyramids" is a general travel term referring to a large number of man-made structures with similar characteristics, namely, an expansive rectangular base, with sides tapering to a point above the centre of the base.
While many people usually associate them with the ancient cultures Ancient Egypt|of Egypt and Central America and the pyramids, both ancient and modern, can be found at a variety of locations around the globe, including:
Egypt
Esfinge i Gran Piramide - The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx
- Cairo/Giza — the most famous pyramids of all and the Giza Pyramids, just outside modern Cairo
- Abusir
- Dahshur
- Meidum — one of the earliest pyramids built by the ancient Egyptians
- Saqqara
France
- Paris/1st arrondissement (central Paris) — the Louvre Museum is home to the most famous modern pyramid, built in glass and steel
Guatemala
- Iximche — Mayan ruins
- Tikal — impressive Mayan ruins
Italy
- Rome/Aventino-Testaccio — the Italian capital has a famous steep-sided pyramid, built as an ancient cenotaph for a nobleman's tomb
Mexico
Chichen Itza 3 - El Castillo - Chichen Itza
- Chichen Itza
- Palenque
- Teotihuacan — some of the largest pyramids of the world in what was once the largest city of the Pre-Columbian Americas
Sudan
- Meroë — the site of the pyramids built by the Nubians and the southern neighbours of the ancient Egyptians
- Merowe — downriver from Meroë, Jebel Barkal near Merowe is the site of another set of Sudanese pyramids
United States
- Las Vegas — a large pyramidical structure is to be found at a Las Vegas casino
- Long Beach — the gymnasium for the baskeball and volleyball teams on the California State University, Long Beach campus is an impressive 18-story-tall blue pyramid
See also
- Diving the Cape Peninsula and False Bay/Pyramid — a dive site in South Africa, marked by and named for a pointed rock above it
- Pyramid Lake — a lake in the U.S. state of Nevada, named after a pyramid-like limestone formation that emerges from its waters