金字塔在埃及和美洲等地均有分布。因为这些巨大的陵墓外形形似汉字的“金”字，因此我们将其称之为“金字塔”。金字塔的形态有着宗教和象征的意义，它代表着太阳的光芒或世界初始时的形态。也作为权利等级的象征。金字塔在古埃及人的心中，并不只是坟墓那么简单，它象征了太阳的光线，同时也是帮助法老到达天堂的阶梯。古埃及人认为现世是暂时的，来世才是永恒的，而死亡就是开往永生的大门。而金字塔作为储存尸体的地方，意味着复活和重生。
A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or of any polygon shape.
Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids. The largest pyramid by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla. For thousands of years, the largest structures on Earth were pyramids—first the Red Pyramid in the Dashur Necropolis and then the Great Pyramid of Khufu, both in Egypt.
神秘符号博物馆
The Museum of Mysterious Symbols
