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==Modern pyramids== {{Comparison of pyramids.svg|en|several}} * Two pyramid-shaped tombs were erected in [[Maudlin's Cemetery]], Ireland, c. 1840, belonging to the [[De Burgh]] family. * [[File:Louvre at dusk.JPG|thumb|[[Louvre Pyramid]] (Paris, France)]]The [[Louvre Pyramid]] in Paris, France, in the court of the [[Louvre]] Museum, is a 20.6 metre (about 70 foot) glass structure that acts as a museum entrance. It was designed by American architect [[I. M. Pei]] and completed in 1989. The [[Pyramide Inversée]] (Inverted Pyramid) is displayed in the underground Louvre shopping mall. * The [[Tama-Re]] village was an Egyptian-themed set of buildings and monuments built near [[Eatonton, Georgia]] by [[Nuwaubian Nation|Nuwaubians]] in 1993 that was mostly demolished after it was sold in 2005. * The [[Luxor Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], United States, is a 30-story pyramid. * The 32-story [[Memphis Pyramid]] ([[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] was named after the [[Memphis, Egypt|Egyptian capital]] whose name [[Memphis, Egypt#Toponymy|was derived]] from the name of one of its pyramids). Built in 1991, it was the home court for the [[University of Memphis]] men's [[basketball]] program, and the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Memphis Grizzlies]] until 2004. It was not regularly used as a sports or entertainment venue after 2007, and in 2015 was re-purposed as a [[Bass Pro Shops]] megastore. * The [[Walter Pyramid]], home of the basketball and [[volleyball]] teams of the [[California State University, Long Beach]], campus in [[California]], United States, is an 18-story-tall blue true pyramid. [[File:SF Transamerica full CA.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Transamerica Pyramid]] in San Francisco, California]] * The 48-story [[Transamerica Pyramid]] in San Francisco, California, designed by [[William Pereira]], is a city symbol. * The 105-story [[Ryugyong Hotel]] is in [[Pyongyang]], North Korea. * A former museum/monument in [[Tirana, Albania]] is commonly known as the "[[Pyramid of Tirana]]". It differs from typical pyramids in having a radial rather than square or rectangular shape, and gently sloped sides that make it short in comparison to the size of its base. * The [[Slovak Radio Building]] in [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]] is an inverted pyramid. * The [[Palace of Peace and Reconciliation]] is in [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]. * The three pyramids of [[Moody Gardens]] are in [[Galveston]], [[Texas]]. * The Co-Op Bank Pyramid or [[Stockport Pyramid]] in [[Stockport]], England is a large pyramid-shaped [[office block]]. (The surrounding part of the valley of the upper [[Mersey]] has sometimes been called the "Kings Valley" after the Egypt's [[Valley of the Kings]].) * The [[Ames Monument]] in southeastern [[Wyoming]] honors the brothers who financed the [[Union Pacific Railroad]]. * The [[Trylon and Perisphere|Trylon]], a triangular pyramid was erected for the [[1939 World's Fair]] in [[Flushing, Queens]] and demolished after the Fair closed. * The [[Ballandean Pyramid]], at Ballandean in rural [[Queensland]] is a 15-metre [[folly]] pyramid made from blocks of local granite. * The [[Karlsruhe Pyramid]] is a pyramid made of red sandstone, located in the centre of the market square of [[Karlsruhe]], Germany. It was erected in 1823–1825 over the vault of the city's founder, Margrave Charles III William (1679–1738). * [[Muttart Conservatory]] greenhouses are in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]. [[File:Sunway Pyramid front.jpg|thumb|right|The Sunway Pyramid in [[Subang Jaya]] has an Egyptian-inspired pyramid with a lion-like [[sphinx]].]] * [[Sunway Pyramid]] shopping mall is in [[Selangor]], [[Malaysia]]. * [[Hanoi Museum]] has an overall design of a reversed pyramid. * The [[Ha! Ha! Pyramid]] by artist {{ill|Jean-Jules Soucy|fr|Jean-Jules Soucy}} in [[La Baie, Quebec]] is made out of 3,000 give way signs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://conspiration.ca/symb/pyram_baie_haha.html|title=La pyramide de la baies des HaHa: capteurs d'ondes telluriques|work=conspiration.ca|access-date=2010-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110307014449/http://conspiration.ca/symb/pyram_baie_haha.html|archive-date=2011-03-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> * The {{Ill|Pyramid (Kazan)|lt=Pyramid|ru|Пирамида (Казань)}} culture-entertainment complex and {{Ill|Monument of the Kazan siege|ru|Храм-памятник воинам, павшим при взятии Казани в 1552 году}} is in [[Kazan]], Russia. * The [[Time pyramid]] in [[Wemding]], Germany is a pyramid begun in 1993 and scheduled for completion in the year 3183.<ref name="Conception" >[http://www.zeitpyramide.de/ Conception] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719115509/http://www.zeitpyramide.de/ |date=2011-07-19 }} Official ''Zeitpyramide'' website, accessed: 14 December 2010</ref> * [[Triangle (Paris building)|Triangle]] is a proposed skyscraper in Paris. * The [[Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid]] is a proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over [[Tokyo Bay]] in Japan. * The [[Donkin Memorial]] was erected on a [[Xhosa people|Xhosa]] reserve in 1820 by Cape Governor Sir [[Rufane Shaw Donkin]] in memory of his late wife Elizabeth, in [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa. The pyramid is used in many different coats-of-arms associated with Port Elizabeth. [[File:MAM Caracas.jpg|thumb|[[Oscar Niemeyer]]'s design for a museum in [[Caracas]]]] * {{Clear}}<gallery mode="packed"> File:Stockport Pyramid.jpg|Stockport Pyramid in [[Stockport]], United Kingdom File:Karlsruhe Pyramide Winter Nacht 01.JPG|[[Karlsruhe Pyramid]], Germany File:Hanoi Museum 01a.JPG|[[Hanoi Museum]] in [[Vietnam]] features an inverted pyramid shape. File:Upside down Pyramid, Bratislava 02.jpg|[[Slovak Radio Building]], [[Bratislava]], [[Slovakia]]. File:Architektura kazan.JPG|"Pyramid" culture-entertainment complex in [[Kazan]], Russia. File:Luxor Hotel.jpg|[[Luxor Hotel]] in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas, Nevada]] File:Pyramid Arena.jpg|[[Pyramid Arena]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], Tennessee File:Walter Pyramid.jpg|[[Walter Pyramid]] in [[Long Beach, California]] </gallery> === Modern mausoleums === [[File:MetCemBrunswigPyramid1.jpg|thumb|Metairie Cemetery, [[New Orleans]]]] With the [[Egyptian Revival]] movement in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, pyramids became more common in funerary architecture. The tomb of [[Quintino Sella]], outside the monumental cemetery of [[Oropa]], is pyramid-shaped.<ref>{{cite web |author=Luisa Bocchietto, Mario Coda and Carlo Gavazzi |title=THE OTHER OROPA: A Guide to the Monumental Cemetery of the Sanctuary |url=http://www.santuariodioropa.it/db/images/pdf/guida_cimitero_monumentale_en.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517152603/http://www.santuariodioropa.it/db/images/pdf/guida_cimitero_monumentale_en.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-17 |access-date=2013-06-21 }}</ref> This style was popular with [[tycoon]]s in the US. The [[Schoenhofen Pyramid Mausoleum]] (1889) in [[Chicago]] and [[Hunt's Tomb]] (1930) in [[Phoenix, Arizona]] are notable examples. Some people build pyramid tombs for themselves. [[Nicolas Cage]] bought a pyramid tomb for himself in a famed [[New Orleans]] graveyard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicolas Cage's Pyramid Tomb |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nicolas-cage-s-pyramid-tomb |website=Atlasobscura.com |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-date=12 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512000322/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nicolas-cage-s-pyramid-tomb |url-status=live }}</ref>
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