# The largest pyramids in the world

The largest pyramid in the world by volume is not at Giza but at Cholula in Mexico, under a hill topped by a church! The biggest pyramids by volume, from Mexico, Guatemala and China to Egypt and Sudan. Which would you like to visit?

- 3 votes · 10 items
- Oct 1, 2025 · منى شريف
- https://even.best/en/l/3961/the-largest-pyramids-in-the-world

## Top 10

1. **La Danta (Guatemala)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The Maya pyramid at El Mirador, about 2.8 million cubic metres.
2. **Pyramid of Khufu (Egypt)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The tallest pyramid in the world; it originally stood about 146 metres tall.
3. **Red Pyramid (Egypt)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — At Dahshur, about 1.69 million cubic metres.
4. **Great Pyramid of Cholula (Mexico)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — About 4.45 million cubic metres: the largest in the world by volume.
5. **Maoling Mausoleum (China)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The tomb of Emperor Wu of Han, about 2.8 million cubic metres.
6. **Pyramid of Khafre (Egypt)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The second largest at Giza, about 2.2 million cubic metres.
7. **Bent Pyramid (Egypt)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — At Dahshur, its slope changes halfway up.
8. **Pyramid of the Sun (Mexico)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The largest building at Teotihuacan, about 1.18 million cubic metres.
9. **Pyramid of Menkaure (Egypt)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The smallest of the three great pyramids of Giza.
10. **Pyramids of Meroë (Sudan)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Many small Nubian pyramids, 6 to 30 metres tall.

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