These historic marvels, which range from the well-known Egyptian pyramids to the striking constructions in Mesoamerica, never cease to awe and amaze. Here are some of the biggest pyramids in the ...

your mind probably jumps to Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza. But did you know that the world’s largest collection of pyramids isn’t found in Egypt at all? Just south of the famous Nile Valley ...

When we think of Egypt, its great pyramids often come to mind. But, it turns out, that world's largest pyramid is nowhere near Egypt. And it's actually ridiculously hard to find if you don't know ...

One of the largest pyramids in the world is a Bass Pro Shops megastore in Memphis, Tennessee. The pyramid also hosts a hotel, indoor swamp, and bowling alley. However, for roughly a decade ...

He also mapped the unusual cave-like indentation on the side of Khufu, the largest pyramid, and made a model of the oldest pyramid before restoration work began. With this information, he hopes to ...

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says a scanning project in the Giza pyramids has identified thermal anomalies, including one in the largest pyramid, built by Cheops, known locally as Khufu.

This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Amelia Blanford Edwards was one of a stream of European travelers drawn to see the wonders of Egypt ...

Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass write of Khafre: "He was, after all, perhaps the greatest maker of statues of the Pyramid Age. There are emplacements in his pyramid temples for 58 statues, including ...

Giza's three pyramids and the Sphinx were constructed ... Today, Giza is a suburb of rapidly growing Cairo, the largest city in Africa and the fifth largest in the world. About 2,550 B.C., King ...

At more than 200 feet tall, the structure is one of the largest pyramids of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. Those who want to climb to the top can pause for breaks at the pyramid's five ...

Farm workers also came to help when the farmland was too wet to work. The largest pyramids were made with over 2 000 000 blocks of rough yellow limestone that were taken from the ground on site.

The population pyramid displays the population composition in the Netherlands per year. For each age, the number of men is shown on the left and the number of women on the right. The pyramid contains ...