List of tallest pyramids

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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

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Name image Height (m) Height
(ft)
Year Location Notes
Great Pyramid of Giza Thumb 138.5 454 2560 BC Giza, Egypt
Pyramid of Khafre Thumb 136.4 448 2570 BC Giza, Egypt
Red Pyramid Thumb 105 344 c.2600 BC Cairo, Egypt
Bent Pyramid Thumb 104.71 344 c.2600 BC Cairo, Egypt
Toniná pyramid Thumb 74 243 Chiapas, Mexico Much of height includes hilltop.
La Danta Thumb 72 236 c. 400BC El Petén, Guatemala Height not independently verified. Includes platform. Pyramid footprint only 33m square.
Great Pyramid of Cholula Thumb 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 Thumb 65.5 216 AD 200 Teotihuacan, Mexico
Pyramid of Menkaure Thumb 65 213 c.2510 BC Giza, Egypt
Pyramid of Meidum Thumb 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 Thumb 62.5 205 c.2667–2648 BC Saqqara, Egypt
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Modern pyramidal buildings

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