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- Not to be confused with Category:Pyramids (geometry).
The pyramids were large monuments originating in ancient times. They were built by many cultures besides the Ancient Egyptian culture such as in Mesoamerica and India. They were erected for worship, as a grave or as a memorial.
Egypt[edit]
Egyptian pyramids
Francis Frith, 1859
The Great Pyramids of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza from a 19th-century stereogram card photo
The pyramid of Sakkara - One of the oldest pyramids
Piramida Cheopsa
Mesoamerican pyramids[edit]
Castillo in Chichén Itzá
Niches, Tajín
see also[edit]
Pyramid of Cestius
(Rome)
Antonio Canova Cenotaph of Archduchess Maria Christina Augustinerkirche (Wien)
Pyramids of Meroe
(Sudan)
Elliniko pyramid (Argos)
(Greece)
Central America: Maya pyramids (c. 700-1000)
Rome: Porta San Paolo incisione Falda
war memorial,
Battle of Großbeeren
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