A Mysterious Ruined Pyramid in France: The Ancient Pyramid of Couhard | Ancient Architects
发布时间 2021-09-08 18:00:55 来源
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Pyramids are found all over the world with famous examples in Egypt, Mexico, Cambodia, China and so on, but I didn’t know there was a mysterious ruined pyramid in France.
Overlooking the town of Autun in central-eastern France there is an ancient monument called the Pyramid of Couhard, named after the hamlet of Couhard, near to which the ruined pyramid is located. It is situated close to an historic necropolis and was first shown to me by David Hanrahan on Twitter. Follow him at https://twitter.com/uchroniaUtopia
Today, the monument is a ruin, but originally, when it was built in the 1st century AD, it had a square base around 10.5 metres or 35 feet long on each side, with a height of 22.65 metres or 74 feet. In form it would have looked more like a Nubian pyramid than Egyptian. It was built not long after the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, which dates to between 18 and 12 BC. It is believed to have once been covered in white marble, giving the monument an incredible finish.
So what is the history behind this pyramid? Who built it and why? Mysteries surround its origins but you can learn all about it in this video.
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