Home›Monuments, Towers and Commemorative Structures›Building Type›PyramidConceptPyramidBuilding Types and Traditions as ConceptsReference and ClassificationDevelopingA pyramid is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The cited article says the base of a pyramid can be of any polygon shape, such as triangular or quadrilateral, and its surface lines either filled or stepped, and that a pyramid has the majority of its mass closer to the ground with less mass towards the pyramidion at the apex, owing to the gradual decrease in the cross-sectional area along the vertical axis. Buildings recorded in the atlas as pyramids are grouped under this concept.PyramidConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)PyramidFilter Results37 entriesBuilding FamilyAllAncient Monuments (Pyramids and Obelisks) (36)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (1)PlaceAllEgypt (30)Mexico (2)Sudan (1)United States (1)StyleAllAncient Egyptian Architecture (9)Maya Architecture (1)Nubian Architecture (1)Completed YearAll-2700 (1)-2645 (1)-2640 (1)-2630 (1)-2590 (1)-2560 (1)-2550 (1)-2530 (1)-2510 (1)-2340 (1)-2280 (1)-2040 (1)-1990 (2)-1760 (1)-1745 (1)100 (1)1100 (1)Standing StatusAllRuined (10)Standing (21)Under Construction or Never Completed (3)GroupAllAncient Monuments (Pyramids and Obelisks) (36)Mausoleums, Tombs and Mounds (1)MaterialAllAdobe (1)Brick (6)Granite (3)Limestone (19)Sandstone (1)Stone (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 37Bent PyramidPyramidBlack PyramidPyramidBuried PyramidPyramidGreat Pyramid of GizaPyramidHeadless PyramidPyramidLayer PyramidPyramidMonks MoundPyramidNorthern Mazghuna PyramidPyramidPyramid of AhmosePyramidPyramid of Amenemhat IPyramidPyramid of Ameny QemauPyramidPyramid of DjedefrePyramidPyramid of Djedkare IsesiPyramidPyramid of DjoserPyramidPyramid of HawaraPyramidPyramid of KhafrePyramidPyramid of KhendjerPyramidPyramid of KhuiPyramidPyramid of MeidumPyramidPyramid of MenkaurePyramidPyramid of MerenrePyramidPyramid of MerikarePyramidPyramid of Neferkare NebyPyramidPyramid of Pepi IIPyramidPyramid of Senusret IPyramidPyramid of Senusret IIIPyramidPyramid of TetiPyramidPyramid of the SunPyramidPyramid of UserkafPyramidPyramids of MeroePyramidRed PyramidPyramidSouthern Mazghuna PyramidPyramidSouthern South Saqqara PyramidPyramidTemple of KukulkanPyramidUnfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El AryanPyramidUnfinished Pyramid of AbusirPyramidWhite PyramidPyramidConnectionsBuilding Type OfBent Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Black Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Borobudur, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Buried Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Great Pyramid of Giza, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Headless Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Layer Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Louvre Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Monks Mound, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Northern Mazghuna Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Ahmose, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Amenemhat I, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Ameny Qemau, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Djedefre, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Djoser, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Hawara, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Khafre, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Khendjer, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Khui, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Meidum, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Menkaure, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Merenre, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Merikare, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Neferkare Neby, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Pepi II, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Senusret I, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Senusret III, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Teti, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of the Sun, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramid of Userkaf, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Pyramids of Meroe, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Red Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Ryugyong Hotel, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Southern Mazghuna Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Southern South Saqqara Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Temple of Kukulkan, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan, Buildings and Structures Well-attested Unfinished Pyramid of Abusir, Buildings and Structures Well-attested White Pyramid, Buildings and Structures Well-attested SourcesPyramidWikipedia, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia, lead sectionThe base of a pyramid can be of any polygon shape, such as triangular or quadrilateral, and its surface-lines either filled or stepped.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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