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This infant class made 3d pyramids with overlapping tissue strips. They used triangle templates to draw the shape. They were very happy with their results and felt they had achieved something.
Strange things that I see in Egypt. I was photographing a private show at the pyramids, when I looked across the desert and saw one of the drummers from "Fire & Steel" running after the police. He was being totally silly with his drum hoisted over his head and the police didn't even notice him.
The pyramid at Meidum is believed to be Egypt's second oldest (after the step-pyramid of Djoser, whose design Meidum followed to some degree) but is also the earliest attempt at a true pyramid with four smooth side elevations.
Its original builder is usually considered to be Huni, last pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty, but most likely the larger part was constructed under the reign of his successor Sneferu (who also built two major pyramids at Dashur much further north).
The building we see today looks as much like a massive tower as a pyramid; which is due to the ancient collapse of much of the outer structure after the design was modified from a step-pyramid form (like its predecessor at Saqqara) toa smooth-sided one. The extra weight of the additional outer casing was too much and the pyramid was reduced to the present tower of masonry rising from a mass of debris.
There are several internal passages on different levels that lead to the relatively small burial chamber, beginning with a steep descent from the northern face. The ceiling of the chamber is remarkable for its tapering form, corbelled inwards as it rises in the manner of the better known but later grand gallery of the great pyramid of Khufu.
Near the pyramid are several large mudbrick mastaba tombs of a similar age, one of which is accessible by a series of narrow tunnels and passages that only the more intrepid traveller should attempt.
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Pyramid Lake is the geographic sink of the Truckee River Basin, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Reno. Pyramid Lake is fed by the Truckee River, which is mostly the outflow from Lake Tahoe. The Truckee River enters Pyramid Lake at its southern end. Pyramid Lake has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage (an endorheic lake). The lake has about 10% of the area of the Great Salt Lake, but it has about 25% more volume. The salinity is approximately 1/6 that of sea water. Although clear Lake Tahoe forms the headwaters that drain to Pyramid Lake, the Truckee River delivers more turbid waters to Pyramid Lake after traversing the steep Sierra terrain and collecting moderately high silt-loaded surface runoff.
A remnant of the Pleistocene Lake Lahontan (~890 feet deep), the lake area was inhabited by the 19th-century Paiute, who used the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout from the lake(the former is now endangered and the latter is threatened). The lake was first mapped in 1844 by John C. Frémont, the American discoverer of the lake who also gave it its English title.
In the 19th century two battles were fought near the lake, major actions in the Paiute War. In the 1960s a marker was placed commemorating these battles.
Because of water diversion beginning in 1905 by Derby Dam, the lake's existence was threatened, and the Paiute sued the Department of the Interior. By the mid-1970s, the lake had lost 80 feet of depth, and according to Paiute fisheries officials, the life of the lake was seriously under threat.
Pyramid Lake is located in southeastern Washoe County in western Nevada. It is in an elongated intermontane basin between the Lake Range on the east, the Virginia Mountains on the west and the Pah Rah Range on the southwest. The Fox Range and the Smoke Creek Desert lie to the north.
In a parallel basin to the east of the Lake Range is Winnemucca Lake now a dry lake bed. Prior to the construction of the Derby Dam in 1905 both lake levels stood at near 3,880 ft (1,180 m).[8] Following the dam completion the water levels dropped to 3,867 ft (1,179 m) and 3,853 ft (1,174 m) for Pyramid and Winnemucca respectively. In 1957 Pyramid Lake level was at 3,802 ft (1,159 m) and the dry Winnemucca Lake bed at 3,780 ft (1,150 m) had been dry since the 1930s.
The lake is the largest remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan that covered much of northwestern Nevada at the end of the last ice age. Pyramid Lake was the deepest point in Lake Lahontan, reaching an estimated 890 feet (270 m) due to its low level relative to the surrounding basins.
The name of the lake comes from the impressive cone or pyramid shaped tufa formations found in the lake and along the shores. The largest such formation, Anaho Island, is home to a large colony of American White Pelicans and is restricted for ecological reasons. Access to the Needles, another spectacular tufa formation at the northern end of the lake has also been restricted due to recent vandalism.
Major fish species include the cui-ui lakesucker, which is endemic to Pyramid Lake, the Tui chub and Lahontan cutthroat trout (the world record cutthroat trout was caught in Pyramid Lake). The former is endangered, and the latter is threatened. Both species were of critical importance to the Paiute people in pre-contact times.
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Pyramid Lake in the Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Olympus OM2 75-150 mm Zuiko zoom 125th sec f11
this man was stood on the pyramid and i thought it would give some perspective the the size of these things
Voormalig tram station in Pyramide aan de Plattedijk te IJzendijke langs de tramlijn IJzendijke - Drieschouwenv van de Zeeuwsch-Vlaamsche Tramweg Maatschappij NV (ZVTM).
Spitsbergen, Norway - Arctic archipelago.
Yours truly resting in the main square in abandoned soviet settlement Pyramid
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Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Saltfleetby Theddlethorpe NNR. Credit: © Natural England/Owen Beaumont 2020
Open burial chamber of the satellite pyramid located on the south side of Userkaf's pyramid at Saqqara. These huge limestone beams once covered the whole chmaber and are common to pyramids of the 5th and 6th dynasties.
Pyramids of Güímar . Tenerife.
Mysterious and controversial, but still worth a visit, especially for the very nice garden next to it, the great documentary about adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and his travels and the Rapa Nui exhibition.
The site is very well maintained and organized, but they emphasize a little too much on the Thor Heyerdahl theory, ignoring pretty much all other theories about the origins of the Pyramids.
From Wikipedia.
The Pyramids of Güímar refer to six rectangular pyramid-shaped, terraced structures, built from lava stone without the use of mortar. They are located in the district of Chacona, part of the town of Güímar on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. There are claims that the structures have been dated to the 19th century and their original function explained as a byproduct of contemporary agricultural techniques. However, results of excavations have so far proved inconclusive.
Other pyramids employing the same methods and materials of construction can be found in various sites on Tenerife. In Güímar itself there were nine pyramids, only six of which survive.
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The Pyramid Arena opened in 1991 and is located in Memphis, Tn. It was the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the Memphis Tigers NCAA basketball team. It closed its doors in 2004 when the FedEx Arena was built down on Beale Street. They are now in talks to turn the Pyramid into a giant Pro Bass store.
The ancient necropolis of Dahshur is renowned for two of the oldest and best preserved pyramids in Egypt, both built by pharaoh Sneferu of the 4th Dynasty, c2600BC.
It is here at Dahshur that the familar form of the straight-sided pyramid was first refined, the earliest being the step pyramid of King Djoser at nearby Saqqara (part of the same necropolis and visible from here). A second pyramid at Meidum (much further south) initially followed this same stepped form, but was modified by filling in the steps to give a smooth diagonal surface, the weight of which proved too great a burden for the structure and large parts collapsed. Meidum pyramid was believed to have been started by pharaoh Huni, but continued by his successor Sneferu, who after this ill fated venture turned his attention to a new site at Dahshur.
The first pyramid here is known as the Bent Pyramid owing to the dramatic change of angle halfway up it, which is the result of the building being started at too steep a gradient, and with growing structural instability as work progressed and mindful of the collapse at Meidum the decision was made to lower the angle for the upper parts giving this pyramid its unique form. Behind it is a small satellite pyramid (in a more ruinous condition) probably intended for Sneferu's queen.
Sneferu then learned from these mistakes and built a second pyramid nearby sloping at a much lower (and structurally safer) angle. It is not only the first complete smooth-sided pyramid but also the third largest in Egypt (after those of Khufu and Khafre at Giza). The name 'Red Pyramid' refers to the exposed sandstone of the massive structure, which originally would have been covered by a smooth white facing stone which was quarried away in early medieval times. Whilst the Red Pyramid is now externally denuded, much of this facing however still remains on the nearby Bent Pyramid, and no other Egyptian pyramid retains so much of its original outer surface.
The Red Pyramid is believed to have been Sneferu's final resting place but the tomb itself was robbed out in antiquity. Visitors may enter the sequence of corridors and rooms that lead to the burial chamber, and admire the dramatically tapering corbelled ceilings within. The interior of the Bent Pyramid is off limits to visitors, beings more difficult to access with a complex internal layout.
There are further pyramids surrounding the Dahshur necropolis, all later, smaller scale structures from the Middle Kingdom that are now far more ruinous and look as much like mounds or natural outcrops. The most notable and prominent is the Black Pyramid of Amenemhet III, of which only the heavily eroded mass of the mud-brick core remains, looking more like a natural rock-formation, Like Sneferu, Amemenhet III was also dissatisfied with his first pyramid and frustrated by structural problems, so built a larger second one much further south at Hawara for his final repose.
Dahshur's pyramids were for many years off limits to tourists owing to their proximity to a military zone, and on our previous visit to Egypt we could only gaze at their tantalising distant silhouettes from nearby Saqqara. Now the site is happily accessible again, and whilst only the Red Pyramid may be entered to be finally able to get so close to these awesome structures is more than enough reward.
Oud ZVTM station Pyramide aan de Plattedijk te IJzendijke van de tramlijn IJzendijke - Drieschouwen.
Pyramid Lake is an amazing place to visit. I believe it to be the most beautiful desert lake in the nation. It has the largest cutthroat trout (Lahontan Cutthroat) in the world as well.
A small selection of photos from the Pyramid's 10th Birthday Party
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Definitely a very creative, cross between a normal house and a pyramid. I took these pictures in early spring which is why the law is still brown, but other than that little tidbit (that can't be helped), they clearly have taken good care of this beautiful house.
3301 East Van Buren Street in Phoenix, Arizona. Currently home to the Airport Pyramid Inn. No more Googie.
On back of card: "Room phones. Refrigeration. T.V. in all rooms. Ceramic tile tub and shower combination. Wall to wall carpeting. 50 ft. Heated Pool. Phoenix' Newest, in the heart of Motel Row. Reasonable Rates."