The Suburban Pyramid

UC#4 has expressed an interest in building a backyard suburban pyramid. He is unable or unwilling to articulate why he wants to do this.

Pyramids – The Basics

A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) ‘pyramid’) is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular and converge to a point at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be of any polygon shape, such as trilateral or quadrilateral (a 2-dimensional shape is a triangle.)

Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids. The largest pyramid by volume is the Mesoamerican Great Pyramid of Cholula, in the Mexican state of Puebla. For millennia, 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—the latter is the only extant example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Wikipedia

Cool animated svg file on the Wikipedia pyramid page to visually show the relative sizes of historic pyramids:

WLBOTT Word of the Day: Pyramidion

i.e. Pyramid-on-Pyramid

Pyramidia were usually made of limestone, sandstone, basalt or granite, and were sometimes covered with plates of copper, gold or electrum. From the Middle Kingdom onward, they were often “inscribed with royal titles and religious symbols”.
Wikipedia

Bonus Word-of-the-Day: Electrum

The Pyramid of Infamy

I was responsible for a approximately one nano acre of this beast….

For anyone interested in the gruesome details, there is are Wikipedia pages here and here.

Suburban Pyramid: Architectural Concepts

Floorplan

Bill of Materials

Prototype

Compliance

We contacted the City of Austin concerning zoning restrictions for having a burial chamber in our backyard. Our city is quite customer-service oriented. They said to expect several representative from the Austin Police Department within the hour.

True to their word, The Pyramid Squad showed up shortly after our call. Turns out that APD had a group of dedicated individuals who monitor pyramid compliance. Who knew there was such a thing?