List of tallest pyramids

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

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