Pyramid in Egypt as a form of building developed from ground rectangular tomb, mastaba, named after the Arabic word which means mastaba bench. Pharaoh Džozera from III. Dynasty is considered to be the builder of the first steps, and Pharaoh Snowfru from IV. dynasty, builder of the first pyramid hair. PYRAMIDS

PYRAMIDS IN GIZA In Giza is one, also the only survived, a miracle of the Old World - Pyramids Pharaohs IV. Dynasty: Khufu, Kafr and Menkaure. Near the Great Sphinx of Giza. The construction of the pyramids Pharaonic tombs were moved from their previous Sakara at Giza Plateau.

PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN EGYPT AND IN WHAT THEY BELIVED Ancient Egyptian kings believed that their afterlife depends on the preservation of their bodies. That's why they embalmed the dead, and mummies were hidden deep underground inside these big buildings. Even the inner corridors was covered and hidden from potential thieves. The tomb was put food and everything else was believed that the Egyptians needed kings for their afterlife. Khufu and the Great Pyramid is high almost 150 meters and was built by an estimated 2 million stone blocks. It was built around the 2560th pr. n. e ordered by Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) - Snofruovog son and heir. Kafrina the pyramid is much lower than his father Khufu pyramid, but is found in much better condition. It was built of granite blocks, weighing about a few tons and red reflect the contrast with white alabaster floors. At its top is a visible part of the casing of white limestone. The eastern side of the pyramid reveals the remains of the temple in which were held funeral rites for the late ruler. In 1860, a French archaeologist Auguste Marie found the imposing statue Kafrin downstream of the pyramid. Basis Menkaurine pyramid, much smaller than its predecessor, is covered with slabs of syenite and granite of very high quality. Mikerenov the funerary complex was decorated with numerous statues, and one of the most famous is called. Menkaurina triad that King displayed between the goddess Hathor and the personification of Egyptian province.

THERE ARE ALSO PYRAMIDS IN CENTRAL AMERICA Some of the civilization of Mesoamerica built pyramids mainly as a religious shrine. The largest pyramid by volume in Central America (and the world) it is in Cholula, in what is now the Mexican province of Puebla. It was dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl, and the arrival of the Spaniards at the tip built church. Chichen Itza, Mayan pyramids, was chosen among the seven new wonders of the world. In pretkolumbovskoj North America built a lot of pyramid structures. The most famous is Monk's Mound at Cahokia, Illinois (USA). Some believe that these buildings were also designed worship.

PYRAMID OF HELLINIKON The most famous is the ancient Greek pyramids in Hellinikon, a village near Argos (Greece). In Falicon in the southeast of France built one pyramid, and in Rome, 27 meters high Cesti pyramid. Amateur archaeologist by profession an economist and political scientist, Semir Osmanagic that is what is actually considered natural landforms in Visoko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is actually man-built pyramids covered by vegetation.

WE EVEN HAVE A MODERN PYRAMID An example of a modern pyramid can be found in Paris, in front of the Louvre Museum. Pyramid with 32 floors in Memphis (Tennessee) built 1991st was the basketball arena. Walter Pyramid in California is 18 storeys high gym basketball and volleyball teams. Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas has a pyramid with 30 floors. Today it is almost the only building material glass pyramid.