Great Pyramid of Cholula

The Great Pyramid of Cholula, also known as Tlachihualtepetl, is a complex located in , , . 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.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …stands 66 metres (217 feet) tall
  • Description: huge complex located in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
  • Also known as
    “Templo de Tláloc”
    “Tlachihualtepetl”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady of Remedies and Museo Regional de Cholula.
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The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios…
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is a museum, which is situated 190 metres east of Great Pyramid of Cholula.
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is installed in 's , in Mexico. is situated 720 metres northwest of Great Pyramid of Cholula.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Andrés Cholula and Cholula.
is the municipal seat of San Andrés…
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is a city in , 15 km west of the .
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, officially known as de Francisco…

Great Pyramid of Cholula

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Latitude
19.0581° or 19° 3′ 29″ north
Longitude
-98.30215° or 98° 18′ 8″ west
Open location code
76F33M5X+64
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157402817
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q1417475

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Great Pyramid of Cholula” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “هرم خولولا الكبير”
  • Asturian: “Gran Pirámide de Cholula”
  • Basque: “Cholulako piramide handia”
  • Basque: “Cholulako Piramide Handia”
  • Basque: “Tlachihualtepetl”
  • Catalan: “Gran Piràmide de Cholula”
  • Chinese: “乔鲁拉大金字塔”
  • Croatian: “Piramida u Choluli”
  • Croatian: “Tlachihualtepetl”
  • Dutch: “Grote Piramide van Cholula”
  • Dutch: “Grote Pyramide van Cholula”
  • Dutch: “Piramide van Cholula”
  • French: “Grande pyramide de Cholula”
  • French: “Grande Pyramide de Cholula”
  • German: “Große Pyramide von Cholula”
  • German: “Pyramide von Cholula”
  • Indonesian: “Piramida Agung Cholula”
  • Indonesian: “Tlachihualtepetl”
  • Italian: “Piramide di Cholula”
  • Italian: “Tlahchiualtepetl”
  • Japanese: “チョルーラの大ピラミッド”
  • Japanese: “トラチウアルテペトル”
  • Latvian: “Čolulas Lielā piramīda”
  • Lithuanian: “Didžioji Čolulos piramidė”
  • Macedonian: “Пирамида во Чолула”
  • Persian: “هرم بزرگ چولولا”
  • Polish: “Piramida w Choluli”
  • Portuguese: “Grande Pirâmide de Cholula”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Cholula”
  • Portuguese: “Pirâmide de Tepanapa”
  • Russian: “Великая пирамида Чолулы”
  • Scots: “Great Pyramid o Cholula”
  • Serbian: “Piramida u Čoluli”
  • Serbian: “Велика пирамида у Чолули”
  • Serbian: “Пирамида у Чолули”
  • Spanish: “Gran Piramide de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “Gran Pirámide de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “La Gran Pirámide de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “Piramide de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “Piramide tolteca de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “Pirámide tolteca de Cholula”
  • Spanish: “Tlachihualtepetl”
  • Swedish: “Stora pyramiden i Cholula”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Cholula Piramidi”
  • Turkish: “Tlachihualtepetl”
  • Ukrainian: “Велика піраміда Чолули”
  • Urdu: “چولولا کا عظیم اہرام”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dungganan nga piramide han Cholula”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zona Arqueológica de Cholula and Pocito de los deseos.

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