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Great Pyramid of Cholula (Tlachihualtépetl)

Great Pyramid of Cholula (Tlachihualtépetl)
Image: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized; not otherwise altered. All credits.
LocationSan Andrés Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
Conventional dateBuilt in stages from about the 2nd century BCE to about the 9th century CE.
Alternative date proposalsNone with significant published support that we know of.
What is measured
  • Largest pyramid in the world by volume (about 4.45 million m³). [2]
  • First construction stage about the 2nd century BCE. [1]

Now looks like a hill topped by a 16th-century church. Tunnels dug by archaeologists reveal several superimposed building phases.

Claims about this site

ClaimStatusVerdict
Pyramids around the world point to a common lost sourceLeading EdgeOpen question

Sources

  1. INAH, Zona Arqueológica de Cholula (official site page). https://lugares.inah.gob.mx/en/node/4336 background
  2. Guinness World Records: Largest pyramid (Great Pyramid of Cholula, by volume). https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-pyramid background

Dates are summarised in our own words from the sources listed. Conventional and alternative dates are both reported; "measured" lists only dated or documented findings. Methodology.