Comparing Pyramids Around The World
by Thiha Maw
1. Pyramids of Egypt
1.1. In Egypt people build pyramid for memory for king/queen tombs
1.2. 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the Pyramids at Giza over 80 years
2. Pyramid of Mexico
2.1. is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla.
2.2. The Mesoamerican region's largest pyramid by volume - indeed, the largest in the world by volume
3. Pyramid of Ecuador
3.1. The history of Cochasquí goes back from year 950 AD to the year 1550 AD
3.2. Cochasquí is made up of 15 truncate pyramids and about 20 dispersed funeral knolls, all of which are enclosed in a 83,9 hectares area
4. Pyramid of Peru
4.1. The Vicús was a pre-Hispanic civilization that flourished in Peru's northern coastal desert from 200 B.C to 300 A.D. and is known for its decorated ceramics
4.2. The platform, measuring 82 feet (25 meters) by 98 feet (30 meters), was found alongside one of the larger pyramids in the complex
5. Pyramid of China
5.1. In China they call it Great White Pyramid
5.2. located at the city of Xi'an
6. Pyramid of Greece
6.1. the pyramid was erected at about 2720 B.C.
6.2. The pyramid at Hellenikon has the shape of a tour with its external sides sloping and surrounding a rectangular building of total dimensions 7,030 by 9,070 m
7. Pyramid of Australia
7.1. 922 metres tall, and quite steep so you need to be fit and healthy to make the climb
7.2. The scenery from the top of the pyramid is spectacular and takes in 360-degree views it makes the climb worth all the effort
8. Pyramids in Bosnia
8.1. New nodeOsmanagic estimates that the Sun pyramid stands 722 feet (220m) high
8.2. If it is 722 feet, it would be one third taller than the Great Pyramid of Giza, making it the largest pyramidal structure on Earth.
9. Pyramids of Akapana Bolivia
9.1. The 59-foot-tall Akapana resembles a large natural hill more than a pyramid
9.2. By A.D. 950 all monumental construction suddenly ends with stones in various stages of dressing scattered around the partially built monuments.
10. Pyramid in El Salvador
10.1. 900 BC
10.2. Pyramid San Andrés
10.3. Scale model of the pyramid well-known Structure 5 or “the Bell” of San Andrés, located in the sector of the city known as the Great Plaza
11. Pyramid of Serbia
11.1. Rtanj in Serbia has a 3 sided geometric natural stone pyramid on its top
12. Pyramid of Turkey
12.1. Mt Nemrut, Kâhta is a natural mountain (2150m), with a 50 metre artificial peak built on top
12.2. It was constructed as a tomb for King Antinochus I during the period 80 B.C-72 B.C
13. Pyramid of Russia
13.1. 200 km east of Vladivostok, suspicious twin-hills are reported to be gigantic stone pyramids
13.2. Legends tell of a disappeared civilization which built cyclope walls on the mountain
14. Pyramid of India
14.1. Pyramid building is approximately 9 stories high (about 40m)
14.2. The Meditation Halls at the Osho Commune to duplicate the three pyramids at the Giza Plateau
15. Pyramid of United States of America
15.1. approximately 21,690,000 cubic feet, a base and total volume greater than that of the pyramid of Khufu
15.2. on a base 1,037 feet long and 790 feet wide
16. Pyramid of Mexico
16.1. located at the mayan
16.2. This is a 272ft by 199ft field
17. Pyramid of Italy
17.1. The pyramid is a funerary monument built about 12 BC as a tomb for Caius Cestius
17.2. 27 meters high and about 22 meters square
18. Pyramid of Djoser
18.1. It is a step pyramid
18.2. a building that has outer surfaces is triangle and converge at a point.
18.3. It is 204 feet high
19. Pyramids of Guimar
19.1. located at the eastern shore of Tenerife Island, the Canary Islands
19.2. six step pyramids with a rectangular ground plan reaching a maximum height of about 12 metres
20. Pyramid in Japan
20.1. more than 3,000 to 10,000 years old, which would make them the world's oldest
20.2. measured 120 m in length, 40 m wide and 2025 m high, was 8000 years old
