Two pyramid-shaped tombs were erected in Maudlin's Cemetery, Ireland, c. 1840; they are believed to belong to the local De Burgh family. The most notable account of this legend was given by al-Masudi (896–956) in his Akbar al-zaman, alongside imaginative tales about the pyramid, such as the story of a man who fell three hours down the pyramid's well and the tale of an expedition that discovered bizarre finds in the structure's inner chambers. Al-zaman also contains a report of al-Ma'mun's entering the pyramid and discovering a vessel containing a thousand coins, which just so happened to account for the cost of opening the pyramid. [69] (Some speculate that this story is true, but that the coins were planted by Al-Ma'mun to appease his workers, who were likely frustrated that they had found no treasure.) [70] Have a look at some other similar activities that you could do to further practice these aims and skills! Egypt Pyramids-Time Line". National Geographic. 2002-10-17. Archived from the original on 2011-08-10 . Retrieved 2011-08-13.

The word meant "a kind of cake of roasted wheat-grains preserved in honey"; the Egyptian pyramids were named after its form ( R. S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 1261).Main article: Giza pyramid complex Map of the Giza pyramid complex Aerial view of the Giza pyramid complex The 48-story Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California, designed by William Pereira, one of the city's symbols. Square pyramids have 16 angles! Four of them can be found in the square (right angles) and the rest can be found in the triangles (acute angles). Al-Aziz Uthman (1171–1198), the second Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt, tried to destroy the Giza pyramid complex. He gave up after only damaging the Pyramid of Menkaure because the task proved too large. [20] Pyramid symbolism Diagram of the interior structures of the Great Pyramid. The inner line indicates the pyramid's present profile, the outer line indicates the original profile. Kratovac, Katarina (5 June 2008). "Egypt uncovers 'missing' pyramid of a pharaoh". Yahoo News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 June 2008 . Retrieved 6 June 2008.

Discovery Channel Nederland". Discoverychannel.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 December 2004 . Retrieved 16 November 2012. In 1936 Hassan uncovered a stela of Amenhotep II near the Great Sphinx of Giza, which implies the two larger pyramids were still attributed to Khufu and Khafre in the New Kingdom. It reads: "He yoked the horses in Memphis, when he was still young, and stopped at the Sanctuary of Hor-em-akhet (the Sphinx). He spent a time there in going round it, looking at the beauty of the Sanctuary of Khufu and Khafra the revered." [20] This late 4th century usage is further confirmed in the geographical treatise Cosmographia, written by Julius Honorius around 376 AD, [63] which explains that the Pyramids were called the "granaries of Joseph" ( horrea Ioseph). [64] This reference from Julius is important, as it indicates that the identification was starting to spread out from pilgrim's travelogues. In 530 AD, Stephanos of Byzantium added more to this idea when he wrote in his Ethnica that the word "pyramid" was connected to the Greek word πυρός ( pyros), meaning wheat. [65] The Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun (786–833 CE) is said to have tunneled into the side of the Great Pyramid. I.G.N. Anom; Sri Sugiyanti; Hadniwati Hasibuan (1996). Maulana Ibrahim; Samidi (eds.). Hasil Pemugaran dan Temuan Benda Cagar Budaya PJP I (in Indonesian). Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p.87.Anu ziggurat and White Temple at Uruk Chogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite complex in the Khuzestan province of Iran.

The Karlsruhe Pyramid is a pyramid made of red sandstone, located in the centre of the market square of Karlsruhe, Germany. It was erected in the years 1823–1825 over the vault of the city's founder, Margrave Charles III William (1679–1738). The Time pyramid is in Wemding, Germany. The pyramid begun in 1993. It is scheduled for completion in the year 3183. [6] Allen, James; Manuelian, Peter (2005). The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts (Writings from the Ancient World, No. 23). Brill Academic. ISBN 978-90-04-13777-6.The earliest ziggurats began near the end of the Early Dynastic Period. [5] The original pyramidal structure, the anu ziggurat, dates to around 4000 BC, and the White Temple was built on top of it circa 3500 BC. [6] According to some historians the design of the ziggurat was probably a precursor to that of the pyramids in Egypt, the earliest of which dates to c. 2600 BC. [7] others say the Pyramid of Zoser and the earliest Egyptian pyramids may have been derived locally from the bench-shaped mastaba tomb. [8] [9] The latest Mesopotamian ziggurats date from the 6th century BC. [ citation needed] Estimates significantly narrowed in the 20th century, most being within 250 years of each other, around the middle of the third millennium BC. The newly developed radiocarbon dating method confirmed that the historic chronology was approximately correct. It is, however, still not a fully appreciated method due to larger margins or error, calibration uncertainties and the problem of inbuilt age (time between growth and final usage) in plant material, including wood. [37] Furthermore, astronomical alignments have been suggested to coincide with the time of construction. [30] [33] Mary Lefkowitz (2006). "Archaeology and the politics of origins". In Garrett G. Fagan (ed.). Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public. Routledge. p.188. ISBN 978-0-415-30593-8. Edwards, I. E. S., The Pyramids of Egypt Penguin Books Ltd; New edition (1991), ISBN 978-0-14-013634-0 There are also ancient pyramids in other parts of Africa, Central America, Europe, North America, and Asia. There is a famous modern glass pyramid in front of the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Luxor Hotel, in Las Vegas, Nevada is also a glass pyramid.