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
Red Pyramid 105 344 c. 2600 BC Dahshur. Egypt
Bent Pyramid 104.71 344 c. 2600 BC Dahshur. Egypt
La Danta 72 236 c. 400BC El Petén, Guatemala
Great Pyramid of Cholula 66 217 9th century AD Cholula, Mexico
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 [1]
Luxor Pyramid 107 350 30 1993 Paradise, Nevada [2]
Memphis Pyramid 98 321 n/a 1991 Memphis, Tennessee [3]
Walter Pyramid 58 190 n/a 1994 Long Beach, California [4]

References
  1. Emporis. "Transamerica Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. Emporis. "Luxor Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. Emporis. "Memphis Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. Emporis. "Walter Pyramid". Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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