Pyramids of Giza
Giza, Egypt
The Pyramids of Giza are the three great royal pyramids and the Sphinx on a desert plateau at the edge of Cairo, built…
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Africa
Tallest pyramids and ancient monuments in Africa
Egyptian pyramids take the first five places, and the figures mix present and original heights. The Great Pyramid at Giza stands at 138.5 m today and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur at 104 m, while the Meidum Pyramid, 65 m, is the ruined core of a structure that lost its outer layers. The Step Pyramid at Saqqara is given at its original 62.5 m. Beyond Egypt, the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania in Algeria rises 32.4 m, and Pompey's Pillar at the Serapeum of Alexandria, a single granite column, nearly 27 m.
| # | Site | Country | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyramids of Giza | Egypt | 139 m |
| 2 | Dahshur Pyramids | Egypt | 104 m |
| 3 | Meidum Pyramid | Egypt | 65 m |
| 4 | Saqqara | Egypt | 63 m |
| 5 | El Lahun Pyramid of Senusret II | Egypt | 49 m |
| 6 | Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania | Algeria | 32 m |
| 7 | Serapeum and Pompey’s Pillar | Egypt | 27 m |
| 8 | Zaghouan Aqueduct | Tunisia | 20 m |
| 9 | Timgad and the Arch of Trajan | Algeria | 12 m |
Dahshur Pyramids
Dahshur, Egypt
Dahshur is the royal cemetery south of Cairo where King Sneferu built the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid around 2600…
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Meidum Pyramid
Beni Suef, Egypt
The Meidum Pyramid, about 72 km south of Cairo on the edge of the desert near al-Wasta, was the first attempt to build…
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Saqqara
Saqqara, Egypt
Saqqara is the vast burial ground of ancient Memphis, 30 km south of Cairo, where the Step Pyramid of Djoser stands as…
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El Lahun Pyramid of Senusret II
Faiyum, Egypt
The pyramid of Senusret II at El Lahun, at the entrance to the Faiyum, was built for a pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty in…
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Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania
Sidi Rached, Algeria
The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania is a huge round stone tomb on a hilltop near Tipasa, west of Algiers, linked to King…
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Serapeum and Pompey’s Pillar
Alexandria, Egypt
The Serapeum of Alexandria was the great Ptolemaic temple of the god Serapis, built on a rocky hill in the south-west…
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Zaghouan Aqueduct
Mohamedia, Tunisia
The Zaghouan Aqueduct is the Roman water line that carried spring water from the mountains of Zaghouan to Carthage, 132…
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Timgad and the Arch of Trajan
Timgad, Algeria
The Arch of Trajan is the 12-metre triple gateway of Timgad, a Roman colony founded in AD 100 in the high plains of…
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