page_title: Pyramid
section_title: Modern pyramids
hierarchical_section_title: Pyramid / Modern pyramids
caption_attribution_description: English: Transamerica building, downtown San Francisco, CA, USA. Photo taken from Coit tower. Français&#160;: La Transamerica Pyramid, dans le centre de San Francisco, en Californie (États-Unis), photographiée depuis la Coit Tower.
context_page_description: A pyramid is a structure, usually of stone, built in the shape of a pyramid. From ancient to modern times people in many different parts of the world have built such structures.
  The word "pyramid" comes from the Greek word pyramis which meant "wheat cake." The ancient Egyptian word for them was something like "Mer". The Great Pyramid of Giza was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
  The first pyramids were built in 2630 B.C. The oldest known pyramid was made for king Djoser of the third Dynasty.
context_section_description: The Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, in the court of the Louvre Museum. It is a 20.6 meter (about 70 foot) glass structure which acts as an entrance to the museum. It was designed by the American architect I. M. Pei and completed in 1989.
  The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, United States, is a 30-story true pyramid. It has light beaming from the top.
  The 32-story Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee (a city named after the ancient Egyptian capital whose name itself was derived from the name of one of its pyramids). Built in 1991, it was the home court for the University of Memphis men's basketball program and the National Basketball Association's Memphis Grizzlies until 2004.
  The Walter Pyramid is home to the basketball and volleyball teams of the California State University, Long Beach, campus in California, United States. It is an 18-story-tall blue true pyramid.
  The 48-story Transamerica Pyramid is in San Francisco, California It was designed by William Pereira. The pyramid is one of the city's symbols.
  The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel is in Pyongyang, Northern Korea.
  "Pyramid of Tirana" is a former museum and monument in Tirana, Albania.
  The Slovak Radio Building is in Bratislava, Slovakia. This building is shaped like an inverted pyramid.
  The Summum Pyramid is a three story pyramid in Salt Lake City, Utah. It used for instruction in the Summum philosophy. it also conducts rites associated with Modern Mummification.
  The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
  The Pyramids at Osho Commune are in Pune, India. They are used for meditation purposes.
  The three pyramids of Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.
  The Co-Op Bank Pyramid or Stockport Pyramid is in Stockport, England. is a large pyramid shaped office building in Stockport in England.
  The Ames Monument is in southeastern Wyoming. It honors the brothers who financed the Union Pacific Railroad.
  The Trylonis a triangular pyramid erected for the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing, Queens. It was demolished after the Fair closed.
  The Ballandean Pyramid is in Ballandean in rural Queensland, Australia. It is a 15-meter folly pyramid made from blocks of local granite.
  The Karlsruhe Pyramid is in the centre of the market square of Karlsruhe, Germany. It is made of red sandstone. It is in the centre of the market square of Karlsruhe, Germany. It was erected in the years 1823–1825.
  The GoJa Music Hall is in Prague.
  The Muttart Conservatory greenhouses are in Edmonton, Alberta.
  Small pyramids similar to those of the Louvre can be found outside the lobby of the Citicorp Building in Long Island City, Queens NY.
  The Pyramids of the City Stars Complex is in Cairo, Egypt.
  Pyramid building belonging to The Digital Group (TDG), at Hinjwadi, Pune, India.
  The Steelcase Corporate Development Center near Grand Rapids, Michigan.
  Sunway Pyramid shopping mall in Selangor, Malaysia.
  Hanoi Museum with an overall design of a reversed Pyramid.
  The Pyramide des Ha! Ha! by artist Jean-Jules Soucy fr:Jean-Jules Soucy in La Baie, Quebec is made out of 3 000 give way signs.
  The "Pyramid" culture-entertainment complex and Monument of Kazan siege (Church of Image of Edessa) are in Kazan, Russia.
  The "Phorum" of Expocentre business-exhibition complex is in Moscow, Russia.
  Few pyramids of the Marco-city shopping-entertainment complex are in Vitebsk, Belarus.
  The Time pyramid is in Wemding, Germany. The pyramid begun in 1993. It is scheduled for completion in the year 3183.
  Triangle is a proposed skyscraper in Paris.
  The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid, a proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan.
  The tomb of Quintino Sella, outside the monumental cemetery of Oropa.
  The unbuilt Museum of Modern Art of Caracas was designed as an upside down pyramid. Playing on a variation of the famous configuration Oscar Niemeyer inverted the geometry of the pyramid.
caption: Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California
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