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Memphis Pyramid. The Memphis Pyramid, formerly known as the Great American Pyramid and the Pyramid Arena, and colloquially known as the Bass Pro Shops Pyramid, [5] is a pyramid-shaped building located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, United States, at the bank of the Mississippi River. Built in 1991 as a 20,142-seat arena, the facility was owned ...
- Great American Pyramid, Pyramid Arena
- Memphis, Tennessee
- November 9, 1991
- City of Memphis
Jul 24, 2020 · The origin of the Memphis Pyramid. The original idea, which came from an artist named Mark Hartz in the 1950s, involved three pyramids built high atop bluffs, a truly eye-catching sight. That one didn’t pan out, but in the mid-1980s, at the encouragement of his son, Jon, Hartz created an elegant rendering for a new plan featuring a single ...
- John Beifuss
- Entertainment Reporter
- In a case of trying-too-hard, The Pyramid originally was going to be called "The Great American Pyramid." T-shirts featuring that name above a drawing of the planned pyramid were distributed to members of the media.
- At 321 feet in height, The Pyramid is said to be 32 stories tall. The slanted sides measure 591 feet.
- The base is the size of 5.5 football fields.
- The installation of 8,384 stainless steel panels that function as The Pyramid's "skin" began on Oct. 30, 1990. The panels cover 6.9 acres.
Nov 9, 2021 · The Memphis Pyramid is 30 years old: From Tigers to alligators, a look at its wild history. A signature structure of Memphis, the concert venue and basketball arena turned Bass Pro Shops at the ...
- John Beifuss
The Necropolis of Memphis, to the north and south of the capital, extends southwards from the Giza plateau, through Zawyet Elarian, Abu Ghurab, Abusir, Mit Rahina and Saqqara, and northwards as far as Dahshur. It contains the first complex monumental stone buildings in Egyptian history, as well as evidence of the development of the royal tombs ...
Aug 26, 2020 · The Tomb of Doom. High strangeness marked the Memphis Pyramid from the start. Before the ambitious construction project for a towering, steel pyramid on the banks of the Mississippi River broke ...
Sep 13, 2019 · Kurt Kohlstedt. Initially known as The Great American Pyramid but often referred to by locals simply as The Pyramid, this monumental anachronism has been through a lot in its few short decades of existence. Finally built in the late 1980s, the idea of erecting pyramids in Memphis, Tennessee actually dates back to 1950s, when artist Mark Hartz ...
