List of tallest pyramids
This article is a list of the tallest pyramids in the world, both ancient and modern. Due to lack of precise criteria, the list is unranked.
Tallest pyramids
Name | image | Height (ft) |
Height (m) | Floors | Year | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryugyong Hotel | 1,082.7 | 330 | 105 | 1992 | Pyongyang, North Korea | Year is when the building was structurally topped out; the interior remains unfinished as of 2020. | |
The Shard | 1,017 | 310 | 96 | 2012 | London, United Kingdom | ||
Transamerica Pyramid | 853 | 260 | 48 | 1972 | San Francisco, California | [1] | |
Great Pyramid of Giza | 455 | 139 | n/a | 2560 BC | Giza, Egypt | ||
Pyramid of Khafre | 448 | 137 | n/a | 2570 BC | Giza, Egypt | ||
Luxor Pyramid | 350 | 107 | 30 | 1993 | Paradise, Nevada | [2] | |
Red Pyramid | 344 | 105 | n/a | c. 2600 BC | Giza, Egypt | ||
Bent Pyramid | 344 | 105 | n/a | c. 2600 BC | Dahshur. Egypt | ||
Memphis Pyramid | 321 | 98 | n/a | 1991 | Memphis, Tennessee | [3] | |
La Danta | 236 | 72 | n/a | c. 400BC | El Petén, Guatemala | ||
Great Pyramid of Cholula | 217 | 66 | n/a | 9th century AD | Cholula, Mexico | ||
Pyramid of the Sun | 216 | 66 | n/a | AD 200 | Teotihuacan, Mexico | ||
Pyramid of Menkaure | 213 | 65 | n/a | c. 2510 BC | Giza, Egypt | ||
Pyramid of Meidum | 213 | 65 | n/a | c. 2600 BC | Lower Egypt | 213 feet tall after partial collapse; would have been 301 feet. | |
Pyramid of Djoser | 205 | 62 | n/a | c. 2667–2648 BC | Saqqara, Egypt | ||
Walter Pyramid | 190 | 58 | n/a | 1994 | Long Beach, California | [4] |
References
- Emporis. "Transamerica Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- Emporis. "Luxor Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- Emporis. "Memphis Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- Emporis. "Walter Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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