List of tallest pyramids

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

Name Image Original height Construction date Location Notes
Pyramid of Khufu 146.6 m (481 ft) 2560 BC Giza, Egypt Also known as the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Pyramid of Khafre 143.5 m (471 ft) 2570 BC Giza, Egypt
Red Pyramid 105 m (344 ft) c. 2600 BC Dahshur, Egypt
Bent Pyramid 104.7 m (344 ft) c. 2600 BC Dahshur, Egypt
Pyramid of Meidum 91.7 m (301 ft) c. 2600 BC Lower Egypt 65 m tall after partial collapse; would have been 91.65 metres (300.7 ft).
Pyramid of Senusret III 78 m (256 ft) c. 1850 BC Dahshur, Egypt
Pyramid of Amenemhat III 75 m (246 ft) c. 1850 BC Dahshur, Egypt
Toniná pyramid 74 m (243 ft) Chiapas, Mexico Much of height includes hilltop.
Pyramid of Neferirkare 72.8 m (239 ft) c. 400BC Abusir, Egypt
La Danta 72 m (236 ft) c. 400BC El Mirador, Guatemala Height not independently verified. Includes platform. Pyramid footprint only 33m square.
Pyramid of Taharqa 67 m (220 ft) c. 670 BC Nuri, Sudan Largest Nubian pyramid. 40 to 50 m high after partial collapse; originally stood at roughly 67 metres (220 ft).[1]
Pyramid of Djedefre 67 m (220 ft) c. 2500 BC Abu Rawash, Egypt
Great Pyramid of Cholula 66 m (217 ft) 9th century AD Cholula, Mexico Possibly the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.[2][3]
Pyramid of the Sun 65.5 m (215 ft) AD 200 Teotihuacan, Mexico
Pyramid of Menkaure 65 m (213 ft) c. 2510 BC Giza, Egypt
Pyramid of Djoser 62.5 m (205 ft) c. 2667–2648 BC Saqqara, Egypt
Pyramid of Senusret I 61.3 m (201 ft) c. 1900 BC Lisht, Egypt
Pyramid of Amenemhat III 58 m (190 ft) c. 1850 BC BC Hawara, Egypt
Tikal Temple V 57 m (187 ft) c. 700 AD Tikal, Guatemala Also known as Pyramid V; one of the tallest structures at Tikal.[4]
El Tigre 55 m (180 ft) El Mirador, Guatemala [5]
Calakmul Structure II 55 m (180 ft) Calakmul, Mexico [5]
Pyramid of Amenemhat I 55 m (180 ft) c. 1900 BC Lisht, Egypt
Pyramid of Djedkare 52.5 m (172 ft) c. 2350 BC Saqqara, Egypt
Pyramid of Teti 52.5 m (172 ft) c. 2300 BC Saqqara, Egypt
Pyramid of Pepi I 52.5 m (172 ft) c. 2250 BC Saqqara, Egypt
Pyramid of Merenre 52.5 m (172 ft) c. 2200 BC Saqqara, Egypt
Pyramid of Pepi II 52.5 m (172 ft) c. 2200 BC Saqqara, Egypt
Pyramid of Nyuserre 51.7 m (170 ft) c. 2400 BC Abusir, Egypt
Calakmul Structure I 50 m (160 ft) Calakmul, Mexico [5]

Modern pyramidal buildings

Name image Height Year Location Notes
Luxor Pyramid 107 m (351 ft) 1993 Paradise, Nevada, US [6]
Memphis Pyramid 98 m (322 ft) 1991 Memphis, Tennessee, US [7]
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation 62 m (203 ft) 2006 Astana, Kazakhstan
Walter Pyramid 58 m (190 ft) 1994 Long Beach, California, US [8]

References

  1. ↑ "11 - Nuri". Sudan National Museum. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Coe & Koontz 1962, 2002, p. 120.
  3. ↑ The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain, BBC News, retrieved on August 15, 2016
  4. ↑ "Tikal". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Folan, William J.; Marcus, Joyce; Pincemin, Sophia; Carrasco, María del Rosario Domínguez; Fletcher, Laraine; Lopez, Abel Morales (1995). "Calakmul: New Data from an Ancient Maya Capital in Campeche, Mexico". Latin American Antiquity. 6 (4): 316. doi:10.2307/971834. ISSN 1045-6635.
  6. ↑ Emporis. "Luxor Pyramid". Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Emporis. "Memphis Pyramid". Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Emporis. "Walter Pyramid". Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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