This article is a list of the tallest pyramids in the world, both ancient and modern. In order to qualify for inclusion, each entry must be referred to as a pyramid (not just "pyramidal", "pyramid-shaped" or "in the shape of a pyramid") by reliable sources and be at least tall.
Ancient pyramids NameImageOriginal heightConstruction dateLocation Notes Pyramid of Khufu 2560 BC Giza, Egypt Also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pyramid of Khafre 2570 BC Giza, Egypt Red Pyramid BC Dahshur, Egypt Bent Pyramid BC Dahshur, Egypt Pyramid of Meidum BC Lower Egypt 65 m tall after partial collapse; would have been .Pyramid of Senusret III BCDahshur, EgyptPyramid of Amenemhat III BCDahshur, Egypt Toniná pyramid Chiapas, Mexico Much of height includes hilltop.Pyramid of Neferirkarec. 400BCAbusir, Egypt La Danta c. 400BC El Mirador, Guatemala Height not independently verified. Includes platform. Pyramid footprint only 33m square.Pyramid of Taharqa BCNuri, SudanLargest Nubian pyramid. 40 to 50 m high after partial collapse; originally stood at roughly .Pyramid of DjedefreAbu Rawash, Egypt Great Pyramid of Cholula 9th century AD Cholula, Mexico Possibly the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.Coe & Koontz 1962, 2002, p. 120.The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain, BBC News, retrieved on August 15, 2016 Pyramid of the Sun AD 200 Teotihuacan, Mexico Pyramid of Menkaure BC Giza, Egypt Pyramid of Djoser –2648 BC Saqqara, EgyptPyramid of Senusret I BCLisht, EgyptPyramid of Amenemhat III BCHawara, Egypt Tikal Temple V AD Tikal, Guatemala Also known as Pyramid V; one of the tallest structures at Tikal.El TigreEl Mirador, GuatemalaCalakmul Structure IICalakmul, MexicoPyramid of Amenemhat ILisht, EgyptPyramid of DjedkareSaqqara, EgyptPyramid of TetiSaqqara, EgyptPyramid of Pepi ISaqqara, EgyptPyramid of MerenreSaqqara, EgyptPyramid of Pepi IISaqqara, EgyptPyramid of NyuserreAbusir, EgyptCalakmul Structure ICalakmul, Mexico
Modern pyramidal buildings NameimageHeightYearLocation Notes Luxor Pyramid Paradise, Nevada, US Memphis Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee, US Palace of Peace and Reconciliation Astana, Kazakhstan Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California, US
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