Ancient pyramid

"Pyramid" in the context of ancient architecture primarily refers to the Egyptian pyramids (see List of Egyptian pyramids).Various other structures built in antiquity have also been called pyramids:

• Mesoamerican step pyramids; see Mesoamerican pyramids
• Chinese pyramids
• Mesopotamian Ziggurats
• The Nubian pyramids, Sudan
• The Pyramid of Hellinikon, Greece
• The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, Porta San Paolo, Rome
• The Star Pyramid or Pulemelei Mound, Samoa
• The Peruvian Pyramids