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 50 meters (160 ft) tall.

Ancient pyramids

Name image Height (m) Height
(ft)		 Year Location Notes
Great Pyramid of Giza 138.5 454 2560 BC Giza, Egypt
Pyramid of Khafre 136.4 448 2570 BC Giza, Egypt
Borobudur 118 387 650 - 1025 CE South-East Asia, Indonesia
Red Pyramid 105 344 c. 2600 BC Cairo, Egypt
Bent Pyramid 104.71 344 c. 2600 BC Cairo, Egypt
Toniná pyramid 74 243 Chiapas, Mexico
La Danta 72 236 c. 400BC El Petén, Guatemala
Great Pyramid of Cholula 66 217 9th century AD Cholula, Mexico the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.[1][2]
Pyramid of the Sun 65.5 216 AD 200 Teotihuacan, Mexico
Pyramid of Menkaure 65 213 c. 2510 BC Giza, Egypt
Pyramid of Meidum 65 213 c. 2600 BC Lower Egypt 65 m tall after partial collapse; would have been 91.65 metres (300.7 ft).
Pyramid of Djoser 62.5 205 c. 2667–2648 BC Saqqara, Egypt

Modern pyramidal buildings

Name image Height (m) Height
(ft)		 Floors Year Location Notes
Transamerica Pyramid 260 853 48 1972 San Francisco, California [3]
Luxor Pyramid 107 350 30 1993 Paradise, Nevada [4]
Memphis Pyramid 98 321 n/a 1991 Memphis, Tennessee [5]
Walter Pyramid 58 190 n/a 1994 Long Beach, California [6]

References

  1. ↑ Coe & Koontz 1962, 2002, p. 120.
  2. ↑ The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain, BBC News, retrieved on August 15, 2016
  3. ↑ "Emporis building ID 118715". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Emporis. "Luxor Pyramid". Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Emporis. "Memphis Pyramid". Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Emporis. "Walter Pyramid". Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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