page_title: Pyramid
section_title: Modern examples
hierarchical_section_title: Pyramid / Modern examples
caption_attribution_description: This building is classé au titre des Monuments Historiques. It is indexed in the Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture,&#160;under the reference PA00085992 . беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎&#160;| বাংলা&#160;| brezhoneg&#160;| català&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| Ελληνικά&#160;| English&#160;| Esperanto&#160;| español&#160;| euskara&#160;| suomi&#160;| français&#160;| magyar&#160;| italiano&#160;| 日本語&#160;| македонски&#160;| Nederlands&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| română&#160;| русский&#160;| sicilianu&#160;| svenska&#160;| українська&#160;| العربيَّة&#160;| +/− English: Louvre at dusk. Louvre pyramid, Cour Napoléon, Palais du Louvre, Ier arrondissement, Paris, France.
context_page_description: A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or of any polygon shape. As such, a pyramid has at least three outer triangular surfaces. The square pyramid, with a square base and four triangular outer surfaces, is a common version.
  A pyramid's design, with the majority of the weight closer to the ground, and with the pyramidion at the apex, means that less material higher up on the pyramid will be pushing down from above. This distribution of weight allowed early civilizations to create stable monumental structures.
  Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids. The largest pyramid by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla. For thousands of years, the largest structures on Earth were pyramids—first the Red Pyramid in the Dashur Necropolis and then the Great Pyramid of Khufu, both in Egypt—the latter is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still remaining.
context_section_description: The Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, in the court of the Louvre Museum, is a 20.6 metre (about 70 foot) glass structure which acts as an entrance to the museum. It was designed by the American architect I. M. Pei and was completed in 1989. The Pyramide Inversée (Inverted Pyramid) is displayed in the underground Louvre shopping mall.
  The Tama-Re village was an Egyptian-themed set of buildings and monuments established near Eatonton, Georgia by Nuwaubians in 1993 that was mostly demolished after being sold under government forfeiture in 2005.
  The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, United States, is a 30-story true pyramid with 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, home of the basketball and volleyball teams of the California State University, Long Beach, campus in California, United States, is an 18-story-tall blue true pyramid.
  The 48-story Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California, designed by William Pereira, one of the city's symbols.
  The 105-story Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang, Northern Korea.
  A former museum/monument in Tirana, Albania is commonly known as the "Pyramid of Tirana".  It differs from typical pyramids in having a radial rather than square or rectangular shape, and gently sloped sides that make it short in comparison to the size of its base.
  The Slovak Radio Building in Bratislava, Slovakia. This building is shaped like an inverted pyramid.
  The Summum Pyramid, a 3-story pyramid in Salt Lake City, used for instruction in the Summum philosophy and conducting rites associated with Modern Mummification.
  The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
  The Pyramids at Osho International Meditation Resort in Pune, India (for meditation purposes).
  The three pyramids of Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.
  The Co-Op Bank Pyramid or Stockport Pyramid in Stockport, England is a large pyramid-shaped office block in Stockport in England. (The surrounding part of the valley of the upper Mersey has sometimes been called the "Kings Valley" after the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.)
  The Ames Monument in southeastern Wyoming honoring the brothers who financed the Union Pacific Railroad.
  The Trylon, a triangular pyramid erected for the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing, Queens and demolished after the Fair closed.
  The Ballandean Pyramid, at Ballandean in rural Queensland is a 15-metre folly pyramid made from blocks of local granite.
  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 GoJa Music Hall in Prague.
  The Muttart Conservatory greenhouses 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 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 Ha! Ha! Pyramid by artist 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) in Kazan, Russia.
  The "Phorum" of Expocentre business-exhibition complex in Moscow, Russia.
  Few pyramids of the Marco-city shopping-entertainment complex in Vitebsk, Belarus.
  The Time pyramid in Wemding, Germany, a pyramid begun in 1993 and scheduled for completion in the year 3183.
  Triangle, a proposed skyscraper in Paris.
  The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid, a proposed project for constr
caption: Louvre Pyramid (Paris, France)
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