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| + | '''Pyramids''' can be found at a variety of locations around the globe, including: |
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| − | '''Pyramids''' is a general travel term referring to a large number of man-made structures with similar characteristics, namely, an expansive rectangular base, with sides tapering to a point above the centre of the base. Pyramids are targets for travellers on a number of grounds:
| + | === [[Egypt]] === |
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| − | #their large size (generally)
| + | [[Image:Great_pyramid_sphinx.jpg|thumb|240px|The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx]] |
| − | #their historical and cultural importance
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| − | Pyramids can be found at a variety of locations around the globe, some of which are:
| + | * [[Cairo/Giza]] - the most famous pyramids of all, the Giza Pyramids, just outside modern [[Cairo]] |
| | + | * [[Abusir]] |
| | + | * [[Dahshur]] |
| | + | * [[Saqqara]] |
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| − | [[Image:Great_pyramid_sphinx.jpg|thumb|240px|The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx]] | + | === [[France]] === |
| − | *[[Egypt]] - [http://www.egypt-travel-guide.de/egyptpyramides.html pyramids] in the lower Nile Valley were built as tombs for the pharaohs during the early high points of Egyptian civilisation
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| − | **[[Cairo/Giza|the Giza Pyramids]] - the most famous pyramids of all, located just outside modern [[Cairo]]
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| − | **[[Saqqara]]
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| − | **[[Abusir]]
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| − | **[[Dahshur]]
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| − | *[[Sudan]] | + | * [[Paris/1st arrondissement]] (central Paris) - the Louvre Museum is home to the most famous modern pyramid, built in glass and steel |
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| | + | === [[Guatemala]] === |
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| | + | * [[Tikal]] - Impressive Mayan Ruins |
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| | + | * [[Iximche]] -Mayan Ruins |
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| | + | === [[Italy]] === |
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| | + | * [[Rome]] - the Italian capital has a famous steep-sided pyramid, built as an ancient cenotaph for a nobleman's tomb |
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| | + | === [[Mexico]] === |
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| − | *[[Mexico]] - Mexican pyramids are generally the pyramid-shaped temples of the historical Mayan and Aztec cultures
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| − | **[[Chichen Itza]]
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| − | *[[France]] | + | * [[Chichen Itza]] |
| − | **[[Paris/1st arrondissement|central Paris]] - the Louvre Museum is home to the most famous modern pyramid, built in glass and steel
| + | * [[Palenque]] |
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| − | *[[Italy]]
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| − | **[[Rome]] - the Italian capital has a famous, steep-sided pyramid, built as an ancient cenotaph for a nobleman's tomb
| + | === [[Sudan]] === |
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| − | *the [[United States of America]]
| + | === [[United States of America]] === |
| − | **[[Las Vegas]] - a large pyramidical structure is to be found at a Las Vegas casino
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| − | **[[Long Beach]] - the gymnasium for the baskeball and volleyball teams on the California State University, Long Beach campus is an impressive 18-story-tall blue pyramid
| + | * [[Las Vegas]] - a large pyramidical structure is to be found at a Las Vegas casino |
| | + | * [[Long Beach]] - the gymnasium for the baskeball and volleyball teams on the California State University, Long Beach campus is an impressive 18-story-tall blue pyramid |
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| | + | see also: |
| | + | * [[Pyramid Lake]] - in Nevada |
| | + | * [[Diving_the_Cape_Peninsula_and_False_Bay/Pyramid]] - a dive site in South Africa |
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| | + | [[WikiPedia:Pyramid (disambiguation)]] |
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