Pyramid

Pyramid
   Large permanent structures built mostly by the people of the ancient Egyptian, Guatemalan, Honduran, Mexican and Peruvian cultures. The Egyptian pyramids are true pyramid shaped, with four triangular sides and a pointed top. However, the first pyramid was a step pyramid, conceived and built by Imhotep, an architect, physician, scribe and grand vizier of the pharaoh Zoser in the Third Dynasty. They were built between 2700 BC and 1000 BC, and used mainly as royal tombs. Although the Great Pyramid at Giza may have been used for time travel, according to some researchers. The New World pyramids are four sided polyhedrons with flat tops. They were built from 1200 BC until 1500 AD, when the Spanish conquest destroyed the South American cultures. They were used as tombs, military defense and platforms for temples and palaces. Due to Continental Drift, the pyramids of Egypt are now located 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) further south than when they were original building. See Mastaba and Pyramid of Giza.

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