Puebla, Mexico

Great Pyramid of Cholula

The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl, is a complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid in the world, as well as the largest pyramid by volume known to exist in the world today. The adobe brick pyramid stands 25 metres above the surrounding plain, which is significantly shorter than the Great Pyramid of Giza's height of 146.6 metres, but much wider, measuring 300 by 315 metres in its final form, compared to the Great Pyramid's base dimensions of 230.3 by 230.3 metres.

City
Puebla
Country
Mexico
Category
Historic
Suggested visit
About 90 minutes

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