With a total volume of 4.45 million cubic meters, the Great Pyramid of Cholula is the largest pyramid and monument built on the surface of the planet. This means that…
Continue readingWhenever I talk about pyramids, the conversation usually revolves around the famous pyramids of Giza. It makes sense—they are some of the most imposing and well-known structures in the world….
Continue readingThe Pyramid of La Danta is even larger than Egypt’s Great Pyramid. La Danta’s total volume is measured at around 2,800,000 cubic meters. The Pyramid is one of the largest…
Continue readingThe Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most accurately built structures on the surface of the planet: its orientation is 3’6” off true north. The pyramid was built…
Continue readingThousands of structures were built in Tikal, but it is most famous for its pyramids. The tallest pyramid of Tikal is a structure known as Temple IV. This pyramid is…
Continue readingSome Brazilian pyramids date back over 5,000 years ago, which means they predate their Egyptian counterparts by several hundred years. Experts argue there were around one thousand pyramids in Brazil,…
Continue readingTeotihuacan–the city where the gods are said to have created the universe–is home to two massive pyramids that were built a thousand years before the Aztecs. The city’s origins are…
Continue readingOne of the most famous pyramids in Mesoamerica is located in the Yucatan Peninsula. Not far from popular tourist center Cancun (around a 4-hour drive) the pyramid of “El Castillo“–the…
Continue readingThe Pyramid city of Cahokia is home to more than 120 pyramidal structures The largest of these is the so-called Monks Mound. Monks Mound is truly massive; it is roughly…
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