An Egyptian pyramid may be defined as a sepulchral or religious edifice of stone or brick with a square or nearly square base and sloping triangular sides meeting at an apex. No definition can be all-embracing. The Step Pyramid of Saqqara ...
1871, Atanasius Frans Didrik WACKERBARTH, Om den stora pyramiden I Gizeh. On the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Translated ... by the author, page 3
An Egyptian Pyramid, as is generally known, is really nothing more than the grave or monument of an Egyptian King, and is usually constructed in the following manner. A long, narrow, slanting corridor leads down to a subterraneous chamber ...
1997, Jackson J. Spielvogel, Western Civilization: Comprehensive Volume→ISBN
But an Egyptian pyramid was not just the king's tomb; it was also an important symbol of royal power. It could be seen for miles away as a visible reminder of the glory and might of the ruler who was a living god on earth. ART AND WRITING ...
2010, Kenneth L. Feder, Encyclopedia of Dubious Archaeology: From Atlantis to the Walam Olum: From Atlantis to the Walam Olum, ABC-CLIO →ISBN, page 34
New World pyramids are truncated with flat tops (that is, their four faces are not triangles, they are trapezoids), while Egyptian pyramids are true geometric pyramids (four triangular faces joining at a common apex). New World pyramids have ...
2013, Michelle Laliberte, What Are the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World?, Enslow Publishers, Inc. →ISBN, page 10
... it was the tallest human-made structure in the world.1 The other two pyramids are named for King Khafre and King Menkaure. The Egyptian pyramids are gigantic structures that house royal tombs. They were designed to be massive, bulky, ...
2011, Terry MacKinnell, The Dawning: Shedding new light on the Astrological Ages, Xlibris Corporation →ISBN, page 127
From the perspective of the ages, the Egyptian pyramids are a sophisticated extension of megalithic structures. Commencing with prototype pyramids, the Egyptian pyramids were all constructed from 2680 BCE with the final one constructed in ...
