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The pyramid used to be a sports stadium, if I'm remembering correctly, but has been usurped by the Fedex/Kinko's Forum.
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 is an endorheic lake. It has no outlet, with water leaving only by evaporation, or sub-surface seepage. 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.
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Constructed in 2570 BCE. The section on top is part of the original sheathing. The pyramids were covered in a smooth layer of granite or high quality limestone which made the pyramid shine in the sunlight.
The Pyramid of Menkaure, located on the Giza Plateau on the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza.
I've cropped this photo in the divine proportion Phi to 1
Phi = 1.618 the most artistic ratio. Really!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
Much of nature conforms to this proportion, according to Dan Brown,
in his novel, The Da Vinci Code
Pyramids are known for their mathematically interesting proportions
The inverted pyramid at the entrance to the Louvre, in Paris,
conceals the secret location of the Holy Grail,
according to Dan Brown in his novel, The Da Vinci Code
Da Vinci was a great artist, who was reputed to be the last man alive, who knew everything. He would have known the divine proportion.
He would have known the secret location of the Holy Grail.
He was the Grand Master of The Priory of Sion
Since knowledge has expanded, no-one knows everything,
not even Dan Brown, we all hope
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline.
Built on the location of the historic Montgomery Block, it has a structural height of 260 meters (853 ft) and contains 48 floors of retail and office space. Construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972. It is currently ranked as the 100th tallest building in the world. Transamerica moved their headquarters to the new building from across the street, where they used to be based in another pyramid-shaped building now occupied by the Church of Scientology of San Francisco.