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 50m (160feet) tall.
Name | image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Year | Location | Notes | |
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Great Pyramid of Giza | 138.5 | 454 | 2560 BC | Giza, Egypt | |||
Pyramid of Khafre | 136.4 | 448 | 2570 BC | Giza, Egypt | |||
Red Pyramid | 105 | 344 | BC | Cairo, Egypt | |||
Bent Pyramid | 104.71 | 344 | BC | Cairo, Egypt | |||
Toniná pyramid | 74 | 243 | Chiapas, Mexico | Much of height includes hilltop. | |||
La Danta | 72 | 236 | c. 400BC | El Petén, Guatemala | Height not independently verified. Includes platform. Pyramid footprint only 33m square. | ||
Great Pyramid of Cholula | 66 | 217 | 9th century AD | Cholula, Mexico | Possibly 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 | BC | Giza, Egypt | |||
Pyramid of Meidum | 65 | 213 | BC | Lower Egypt | 65 m tall after partial collapse; would have been 91.65m (300.69feet). | ||
Pyramid of Djoser | 62.5 | 205 | –2648 BC | Saqqara, Egypt |
Name | image | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year | Location | Notes | |
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Luxor Pyramid | 107 | 350 | 30 | Paradise, Nevada | [3] | |||
Memphis Pyramid | 98 | 321 | n/a | Memphis, Tennessee | [4] | |||
Walter Pyramid | 58 | 190 | n/a | Long Beach, California | [5] |