The Great Pyramid of Giza: Facts, Details, and Its Many Mysteries
The 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 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 readingLocated in the Dahshur necropolis stands a pyramid unlike any other. It was built in such a particular way that it seems to be Bent. Located around 40 kilometers from…
Continue readingThe Pyramid of the Magician is the tallest structure at Uxmal and is essentially a five-step pyramid. Legends say that the pyramid was built by means of magic in one…
Continue readingThe Red Pyramid is the third-largest pyramid in Egypt with a total volume of 1,694,000 cubic meters (59,823,045 cu ft). Believed to have been built around 2,590 by King Sneferu, it is…
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 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 readingWith 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 readingMore than 1200 years after the first Step Pyramid was built in Egypt, the ancient Egyptians constructed their last royal Pyramid during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, signaling the end…
Continue readingAlthough smaller than the pyramids of Khufu and Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure was built with much larger stones than the previous two. With a base area less than a…
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