The Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. Sources cite at least 118 identified “Egyptian” pyramids. Approximately 80 pyramids were built within the Kingdom of Kush, now located in the modern country of Sudan.
Of those located in modern Egypt, most were built as tombs for the country’s pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.
The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found at Saqqara, northwest of Memphis, although at least one step-pyramid-like structure has been found at Saqqara, dating to the First Dynasty:
Mastaba 3808, which has been attributed to the reign of Pharaoh Anedjib, with inscriptions, and other archaeological remains of the period, suggesting there may have been others.
In 1842, Karl Richard Lepsius produced the first modern list of pyramids—now known as the Lepsius list of pyramids—in which he counted 67. A great many more have since been discovered. At least 118 Egyptian pyramids have been identified.
The most famous Egyptian pyramids are those found at Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo. Several of the Giza pyramids are counted among the largest structures ever built.
The Pyramid of Khufu is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence, despite its being the oldest wonder by about 2,000 years.
How Many Pyramids Are in the World?
The world-famous pyramid location is Egypt with around 120 pyramids. According to Wikipedia, there are 118 pyramids but in fact, some scientists disagree with this, and a total number of pyramids no one can say for 100 % sure.
In August 2012 Angela Micol from North Carolina founder of the Google Earth Anomalies blog discovered 2 pyramidal formations in Upper Egypt.
Pyramids of Egypt are of different forms, construction materials, and technologies, from primitive bricks pyramids from the soil and dirty to high polishes massive stone blocks pyramids.
But the mainland of the pyramids is Latin America or Mesoamerica! Everybody knows about the pyramids of the Yucatan peninsula and Teotihuacan ancient city in Mexico but in fact, there are more than several hundred flat-topped pyramids with terraces and stairs.
There are 18 famous Mayan archaeological sites in Yucatan and each of them has pyramids in numbers of 3 to 20. It means that the average number of pyramids in Yucatan is 230-250. To know exactly the total number of pyramids in all of Mexico is unreal.
Who Built The Pyramids Of Giza?
It was the Egyptians who built the pyramids. The Great Pyramid is dated with all the evidence, I’m telling you now to 4,600 years, the reign of Khufu. The Great Pyramid of Khufu is one of 104 pyramids in Egypt with a superstructure. And there are 54 pyramids with substructures.
Egypt has more than 100 ancient pyramids, but its most famous include the first step pyramid, built during the reign of the pharaoh Djoser (about 2630-2611 B.C.), and the first true pyramid one that has smooth sides built under the rule of pharaoh Snefru (about 2575-2551 B.C.),
Mark Lehner wrote in his book, “The Complete Pyramids: Solving the Ancient Mysteries” (Thames & Hudson, 2008). The Great Pyramid was constructed at Giza during the reign of pharaoh Khufu (about 2551-2528 B.C.), and two of his successors, Khafre (about 2520-2494 B.C.) and Menkaure (about 2490-2472 B.C.), also had pyramids built at Giza.
Pharaohs gradually stopped building pyramids during the New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.), choosing instead to be buried in the Valley of the Kings, which is located about 300 miles (483 km) south of Giza, Lehner noted in his book.
But Do You Know – What Is Inside the Pyramids?
The pyramids of Giza are mostly solid masses of stone with very little to be found inside. Like many ancient Egyptian pyramids, those of Khafre and Menkaure have passageways at their base that lead to small subterranean burial chambers underneath each pyramid.
Khufu’s pyramid also has underground tunnels, but the burial chamber is located in the center of the structure, accessible via a climb up a tight interior passageway.
Contrary to what one might expect, there are no hieroglyphic texts, treasures, or mummies in any of the pyramids of Giza. Deco
ration inside pyramids began several centuries after those of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure were constructed.
Moreover, any treasure would have been plundered in ancient and medieval times a fate that likely affected the bodies of the kings, which have never been found.