How many pyramids are on earth?

There are thousand of pyramids around the world, including more than 100 in Egypt, double that in Sudan and dozens in the Middle East and China.



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Did you know that ancient sites like Easter Island, Nazca, Ollantaytambo, Paratoari, Tassili n'Ajjer and the Pyramids of Giza are all aligned on a single great circle?

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While pyramids are associated with Egypt, the nation of Sudan has 220 extant pyramids, the most numerous in the world. Nubian pyramids were constructed (roughly 240 of them) at three sites in Sudan to serve as tombs for the kings and queens of Napata and Meroë.

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Many people have said that the pyramids would last 1 million years or even until the world ended, but I'd say around 10,000 to 100,000 years based on current observations.

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By analyzing high-resolution satellite imagery covering all of Egypt, researchers have reportedly discovered up to 17 lost pyramids, nearly 3000 ancient settlements, and 1000 tombs.

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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 superstructure.

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To build such a pyramid today (using modern technology and equipment such as cranes and helicopters), it would take 1,500 to 2,000 workers around five years, and cost around $5 billion.

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Six of these ancient structures were destroyed either by natural causes like earthquakes or by human plundering — except for the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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5 Interesting Facts About the Pyramids of Giza
  • The Pyramids of Giza were built more than 1,200 years before the rule of King Tut. ...
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza is 481 feet tall. ...
  • The Pyramids were built by the Egyptian people themselves. ...
  • The Great Pyramid used to have an invisible door. ...
  • The chambers of the pyramids are empty.


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Given that the Egyptian Pyramids have survived for over 4,000 years, the estimated time frames of 15 to 30 years that it took to build them seems relatively short.

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Lying some 150km west of London in the Wiltshire countryside, Stonehenge is perhaps the world's most awe-inspiring ancient stone circle. Older than the Great Pyramids and the Roman Empire, the origin of its story began some 9,000 years ago.

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All the pyramids around the world are built on certain “nodes” or ley line positions. The pyramids connect to points on this grid and are part of a network that is significant to the functionality of the Earth.

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