Pyramid (architecture)
See also: Pyramid (homonymy)
The pyramid is a construction whose form approaches the geometrical object of the same name.
Ancient monuments
Civilizations précolombiennes (Aztec S, INCA S, Mayas…), as well as the Egyptian civilizations, created many pyramids, of religious use of Temple or burial.Most famous are probably the Pyramides of Egypt in particular the Pyramide of Khéops.
Contemporary achievements
This shape was regained at the end of the 20th century by Jean Balladur for the realization of Large- theMound.With San Francisco (California), the architects of the Transamerica Pyramid (built in 1972,260 meters) chose to treat in a futuristic way the shape of the pyramid….
The Pyramid of Louvre, drawn by the architect sino-American Ieoh Ming Pei, is used as monumental main door with the museum.
modern Pyramids
See too
- Aztec Pyramids (Mexico)
- Pyramid of Cholula
- Pyramid of the Sun and Pyramid of the Moon with Teotihuacán
- Large pyramid of Tenochtitlan
- Pyramid bosnienne with Visoko (Bosnia)
- Pyramids of Caral (Peru)
- Kampuchean Pyramid (site of Angkor to the Kampuchea)
- Pyramid Carstensz (Indonesia)
- Pyramid of Cestius (Rome)
- Chinese Pyramids
- Egyptian Pyramids/: Category: Egyptian pyramid
- Pyramid of Amenemhat {{Ier}}
- Pyramid of Amenemhat {{II}} (white Pyramid) with Dahchour
- Pyramid of Djédefrê
- Pyramid of Hawara (second pyramid of Amenemhat)
- Pyramid of Khendjer (Saqqarah)
- Pyramid of Khéops, the Large pyramid of Gizeh (close to the Cairo)
- Pyramid of Khéphren (plate of Gizeh)
- Pyramid of Khentkaous {{Anger}}
- Pyramid of Khentkaous {{II}}
- Pyramid n°I of Lepsius (Abou Rawash)
- northern Pyramid of Mazghouna
- southern Pyramid of Mazghouna
- Pyramid of Meïdoum, “distorts It pyramid”
- Pyramide of Mykérinos (plate of Gizeh)
- Pyramide of Niouserrê
- Pyramide of Néferefrê
- Pyramide of Néferirkarê
- Pyramide of Ounas
- Pyramide of Ouserkaf
- Pyramide of Qakarê-Ibi
- Pyramide of Sahourê
- Pyramid of Sésostris {{II}}
- Pyramid of Sésostris {{III}}
- Pyramid of Sésostris {{Ier}}
- Pyramid rhomboïdale, built for Snéfrou with Dahchour
- red Pyramid, built for Snéfrou with Dahchour
- Standard of pyramids:
- See also: Pyramidion
- Egyptian provincial Pyramids
- Nubian Pyramid
- Pyramid of Garcilaso (Peru)
- Pyramids of Güímar (Spain)
- Pyramid of Huaca of Luna (Peru)
- 160 pyramids of Izapa (Mexico)
- Pyramid of Louvre (Paris)
- Maya Pyramid
Nds-nl: Piramide Simple: Pyramid Zh-min-nan: Kim-jī-thah
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