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The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl (Nahuatl for "constructed mountain"), is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid (temple) in the world, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today.
Only a fraction of a staircase on one side of the Great Pyramid of Cholula has been restored to its former state. The Great Pyramid of Cholula, Tlachihualtepetl, is the largest prehispanic structure in the world in terms of volume. [3] It is the result of four successive superpositions, the first two from the Classic period. [8]
Cholula, Mexico: Possibly the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today. [1] [2] Pyramid of the Sun: 65.5 216 AD 200 Teotihuacan, Mexico: Pyramid of Menkaure: 65 213 c. 2510 BC Giza, Egypt: Pyramid of Meidum: 65 213 c. 2600 BC Lower Egypt: 65 m tall after partial collapse; would have been 91.65 metres (300.7 ft). Pyramid of ...
Although similar in some ways to Egyptian pyramids, these New World structures have flat tops (many with temples on the top) and stairs ascending their faces, more similar to ancient Mesopotamian Ziggurats. [1] [2] The largest pyramid in the world by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the east-central Mexican state of Puebla.
The Cholula Regional Museum is a public cultural institution in Mexico situated adjacent to the Great Pyramid of Cholula within the archaeological zone of Cholula, in the municipality of San Andrés Cholula. The museum houses a diverse collection spanning pre-Hispanic, viceregal, and contemporary art, as well as a showcase of popular art.
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The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Our Lady of Remedies Church) is a 16th-century Mexican Catholic parish church built atop the Tlachihualtepetl pyramid in the municipality of Cholula located in the central Mexican state of Puebla. The church was built with carved stone and embellished with 24-carat gilded panels and shims, called ...