Where are the pyramids?
Perhaps the most famous sight of the whole world is the Egyptian pyramids. Every year millions of tourists visit these ancient buildings, which survived many rulers.
Where are the pyramids in Egypt
The most famous and "advertised"are pyramids on the plateau in Giza, which is sixteen kilometers from Cairo. Here is a complex of six pyramids, which are still open to visitors, but soon the Egyptian authorities will close them to preserve the historical heritage.
Here in Giza is the largest in the worldpyramid of Khufu or, as it is often called, the pyramid of Cheops. The height of the pyramid today is 138 meters, but initially it was eight meters higher, just for millennia, desert winds and rains "washed away" part of the pyramid.
Also here is the pyramid of Khafre, which is guarded by the silent Sphinx.
In Egypt, there are other pyramids that are worthto visit. Fifteen kilometers from the place where the Cheops pyramid is located, in Sakkra, there is another complex of pyramids. Interesting tourists will be the stepped pyramid of Djoser. It was built under the patronage of the architect Imhotep, it was he who first used for construction a hewn stone (before this the pyramids were built of limestone).
In total there are 46 pyramids on the territory of Egypt,preserved until our time. Complexes of pyramids are located in Abu-Roash, Medum, Dashur, Lahun and other cities. There are also complexes of pyramids in Sudan, these are unusual pyramids of Meroe.
But not one Africa can boast of uniquethe pyramids. There are pyramids in Spain on the island of Tenerife, in China in the province of Jilin. The pyramid is Brihadeshvara - a fortress-temple in India. Recently archaeologists excavated a pyramid in the Crimea. It is impossible not to mention the pyramids of the ancient Maya.
Where are the Mayan pyramids
The Maya people lived on the territory of modern Mexico, Belize, Honduras and Guatemala, and it is there that you can find temple complexes in the form of pyramids. Mayan civilization
