The Largest Pyramid in the World: The Great Pyramid of Cholula | Ancient Architects
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- Most people think the largest pyramid in the world is the Great Pyramid of Egypt, but not many know that this title claim belongs to another.
Known as The Great Pyramid of Cholula, this huge man-made complex in Puebla, Mexico is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid known to exist in the world. In fact it is the largest monument ever constructed by man.
It stands at 180 feet above the surrounding plain and has an enormous footprint of 1,480 x 1,480 feet. The Great Pyramid of Egypt is taller at 481 feet but with a base of 756 feet square, its footprint is far smaller than the one in Mexico. The volume of the Cholula pyramid is 4.45 million cubic metres, whilst the Great Pyramid of Egypt is 2.5 million.
Through the dating of ceramics and figurines found in the original pyramid core through to the outer layers, the pyramid was built in four to six stages, starting in the 3rd century BC through to the 9th century AD, and traditionally, the experts say it was dedicated to the god Quetzalcoatl.
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@@AntonyRG1 what you saying?
My friend if allowed will be able to access what it was like going back to the time when it was flourishing.
I would love for you to come and meet us. What you will hear will astound.
Glad to see your bringing the extraterritorial aspect into this 🤘🤪🤘 I've been into the connection since 1996 good job
It's sad how much history was destroyed by people imposing their religion on others
Yep. This is the largest structure ever built by humans. It is significant to humanity. It should be looked after properly!
It's still happening in the Middle East. Check out Jimmy at his Bright Insight channel. He was there 10 years ago and took photos of statues and ancient sites that have since been deliberately obliterated. Here's the link:
th-cam.com/video/lu7SycvxS2Q/w-d-xo.html
Ken Battor Nothing was destroyed. Quetzalcoatl and the Virgin Mary are both representations of the comet Venus. The only thing that changed was the name.
@@DegreesOfThree Venus isn't a comet, you utter moron. And Mary has nothing to do with Venus.
Islam.
Many of the churches in Europe are built on top of older religious sites.
All cathedrals are
A great shame. The religions of the desert god have wrought unimaginable destruction. But true folk religion will return again.
Most of them are of the name of Mary / Lady / Mother / Madonna / Claire
Many of the churches in Europe are built on top of older religious sites BECAUSE THAT MAKES SENSE.
@@crazyrussianbot8012 Sure, it makes sense if you want to conquer other cultures.
As a giant, I must admit that I always run to underground caves in times of severe flooding!
LoL perfect
@Ratko Mladic exactly!
you big wimp.
Giant of the mind :)
@@simonscott5104 please don't hunt my family & I down and kill us hombre poquito!
I'm embarrassed to admit that I have never heard of this pyramid.
Don't feel bad, it takes a lot of research to form a comprehensive picture. Even then the real connections are hard to make. Keep searching! #Dwarka #BaalbekTrilithon #Yangshan #KailasaTemple #Petra
It’s okay most Mexican probably don’t even know either lol
@@BakerZone760 you think Mexicans are ignorant?
I’m Mexican and just found out rn from a Facebook post
@@hou1381 you’re probably at least 16 yrs old and never been to Mexico am I right
Many churches in Europe, especially early ones, are built on sacred Pagan sites. It's a common thing - the place retains its consecration but is taken over by the new dominant culture.
I know - across the world.
@@AncientArchitects Except in America anyway; we really didn't GAF about anything to do with the native culture. Sacred places were more likely to be desecrated than converted.
@@bob_._. this has happened in America. We just didn't learn about it in the history books. We have paved over so many sacred sites in the Ohio River valley, all over the east coast, and down through the West in Arizona and new Mexico.
@@hodun8 Yes, much of Native American Sites have been destroyed or built on. Trying to erase the existence of the culture and claimed it was empty land. New York City was originally inhabited by Lenape people. So much rich culture and sites have been ignore or erase from existence.
Christianity is a plague and Europeans have lost the most during its spread. Now the people's in south America are just as brainwashed. Hardly any of them care at all about their real culture. They'd likely fight more to save that Catholic abomination sitting on top of it than for anything below.
The victors always seek to re-write history until it is their turn to be vanquished.
@Josef Daniel every race has invaded each other since the beginning of time whether it be a country invading another or a tribe raiding their neighboring tribe it has always happened nothing to do with race it's about economics
Josef Daniel You havent even bothered googling that yourself! Of course there was war between african tribes and civilisations. For example, just one that gets mentioned on this channel occasionally, the kushite empire. @Feeble Scream is right, nothing to do with race all to do with economics and politics.
@Josef Daniel Jewish
@Josef Daniel they obviously didn't keep history books in africa back before then
Everybody rises and everybody falls!
It's the one constant,CHANGE.
Even the rock and mortar constructions look amazing and well done.
ALSO LOOK INTO THE "EL MIRADOR" PYRAMID COMPLEX IN THE GUATEMALAN JUNGLE!!!!
I know! Maybe the title of largest pyramid will change one day!
Great info layout. I'm from Puebla and didn't know a few of these things. What's worse is that Cholula is now deeply religious and would probably rage at the thought of uncovering the pyramid and getting rid of the church. Some tunnels were dug to go up inside the pyramid but left at a certain point, so one can sit in those and just be astounded and being surrounded by two narrow walls in the middle of this huge constriction. It's astounding.
The cupola of the church fell down in 2017 earthquake, but it was quickly restored.
Thanks for the explanation, more people should visit Puebla, you will fall in love.
Any chance of a video on the Bosnian pyramid? 🤔
Yeah - at some point. I’m not convinced by it though. Maybe a worked mountain, but not a true pyramid in my opinion. I don’t know though.
@@AncientArchitects I've watched alot of videos about it, but nobody seems to have any answers.
Thanks for this video btw, very interesting, I'd never heard of it!
@@ghostindamachine you "think" but how do you know? Have you been there?
Rob Stewart @Rob, on TH-cam there is a video where a geological reference is made to surrounding hills and mountains of which many have the same features. Of course I would be very excited if this turns out to be a real Pyramid but, in this point in time, there is no hard data and science backing any of the claims.
@Real M pretty sure they have!
Building new religious centers on top of old ones is a tradition as old as time. I wouldn't specifically fault the Catholic Church for it any more than any other religion. Remember that the Dome of the Rock is built on top of the foundation of the Jewish Temple.
Other Mesoamericans did the same, Aztecs also destroyed religious temples of people they conquered
@@nutblast9132 no… no they did not. Aztecs quite literally did not gaf about who you worshipped, they even brought in other gods from other nations and tribes. As long as you paid tribute and worshiped Huitzilopochtli they could care less if you worshipped a Zacatecas god or a huichol god
As did the Greeks and Romans with their temples
Massive thanks to Ancient Architects for one again putting the spotlight on a less well known, but amazing ancient structure. I haven't come across it so it is another site for me to take interest in and research myself. Having said that, i think it is an absolute crime to history that the church built on top completely rules out any further exploration of this amazing structure. It is massively disrespectful to those that toiled to build it...and is almost a metaphorical two fingers to their reasons for doing so...tragic. Anyway, Big thanks again to AA ...Respect, Peace
¡Viva México cabrones!
Imagine our outrage if Egypt put a mosque on top of the great pyramid in Gizah and didn't allow any exploration or archeology
That's kind of what happened in Jerusalem. Temples upon temples upon temples.
Mosques have been built over many past religious sites but no outrage in the west. And usually after mass bloodshed. So what's your point?
@@lando4901 What's your point?
@@Republic3D Uh my point is that it has happened before
@@lando4901 Yes. That's what I was saying too. It's happened in Jerusalem. And many other places. I think we're on the same side here.
It's not just what the Spanish did to the physical monuments and the people, they also destroyed cultural relics and written records of indigenous cultures in Central and South America. These cultures were sophisticated and had highly Advanced societies and nearly all evidence of that was destroyed. It is one of the great tragedies of our history.
You have the best videos! Thank you for all the hard work!
Thanks for watching
Thank you for speaking with so much respect towards the pyramid and the culture when you were describing how the church has no place on top of that pyramid as beautiful as it may seem it's hideous in comparison to what is sitting on.. it really does need to be taken down in my opinion.
Thanks Matt for allowing us to discover less known but no less important archeological sites on our planet. Your reference to similar old myths and their common thread (one major cataclysm at some point in the history of mankind and the survivors guided by 7 "wise" beings...) is always appropriate and welcome. I can't help but admire your exhaustive, intense, most professional and unconventional research about ancient history ! Our today's world definitely needs commited and motivated individuals like you !
2:30 - 3:00 Sounds very similar to the great flood and the tower of Babel story in the bible
Mr Panic Attack I had the same thought
Thats because most of the myths in the Bible were copied from older myths and stories.
I think a lot if not most ancient remnants are still buried from sediment of major past floodings. Wouldn't doubt if that pyramid in Bosnia simply looks natural cause it's a structure covered over by thick sediment.(Seeing a lot of people say the Bosnian pyramid is a hoax and stuff. I have no idea. Never been there or seen much of it, just the image he showed. But I do still believe what IS real is covered over by sediment.)
I’ve been to Cholula. It is amazing. The majority of peoples living there today practice Catholicism and are deeply proud of their Mayan heritage and their former Aztec ancestors 2 hours away in Mexico City. They’ve managed to blend and understand that the Spanish were attempting to introduce a way of living and worshiping without the need for human sacrifice (albeit via much bloodshed). Rather than being sad and bitter, they’ve chosen to adopt the best of their histories and are a great example for all cultures, in my opinion 💕
Aztec ≠ Maya the descendants of the Aztecs are Nahua the descents of the Ancient Maya are the Maya
So much is destroyed in name of religion and conquest. Still happens to this day in the Middle East, for example. Regardless, this is a fascinating video.
Well, that certainly gives me impetus to visit Cholula!!
I want to go dressed as an ancient Cholulian and just silently attend mass on Sunday.
Cholula is a beautiful city. People are very friendly and the ambiance between the 2 side of the city makes it easy to find something for everyone. San Andrés is more modern and dynamic with a night life revolving around the University Las America’s, lots of great Reataurent with vegetarians and vegan options. And San Pedro which is the more traditional Mexican city with its huge farmers market, historical Center and typical renowned Mexicano cuisine. Definitely a destination to visit if you are in Puebla. I lived there for 3 years and I felt safer then in most America in cities.
@@Qigong18 - Thank you! Sounds wonderful!
@@ShortbusMooner
You really should, Puebla is one of the safest states in Mexico.
You ever consider that its absolutely intentional that the church has made it so that the location cant be fully investigated??
At least the church was built on top of this pyramid, unlike where the Spanish dismantled and destroyed Tenochtitlan (including Templo Mayor) to build Mexico City Cathedral. I just wished that the Spanish empire spared Templo Mayor and didn't drain Lake Texcoco. They should've just built the new Spanish city North of lake Texcoco or somewhere else in the valley.
I mean look, the Spanish empire also conquered my country (Philippines) for more than 300 years, and we don't have ancient pyramids like Mexico, but the Spanish were still able to make cities and churches without ruins. This just makes me mad, and I feel sorry and bad for Mexicans. Even their language is replaced with Spanish which is so strange and weird, because the Spanish didn't destroy our local languages and dialects. 🤔 Every Filipino still speaks and understand Tagalog/Filipino language.
To clarify, I have nothing against Spain and the Catholic church, just their ancestors who did terrible things 😅
I'm just glad the Spanish empire didn't dismantle / destroy the Teotihuacan pyramids.
Every religion builds upon the previous spiritual sites. It has always been this way.
No... only when those religions are freeloading thieves, and murderers
It is unfortunate, but most of Latin America is still a colony (culturally), the general population has no regard for their history. I'm happy to see content about the Americas ancient past in this channel. Thank you!
Thanks to the Most-High, they didn't build a mosque on top of the Great Pyramid of Giza 🙏🏽🤲🏾
Sadly (for now), there's still a Imperialist Mosque on the site of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Can you do a video about El Mirador in Guatemala?
Ok! 👍
New intro.......? I do like very much!
Extended it a little as I love the longer music!
Remember the church on top is the 7th construction on top of each others !!!!
And he dislikes only the Catholic one... ;/
"the latest ancient history news" is a great turn of phrase
Nice video. And I'm all for Anakin references.
Good stuff Matt. Got to be very ancient with the mention of the 7 and the deep history myths about this place. What was here originally? Those who say Teotihuacan was built just a few thousand years ago are just playing to the standard model of history. We have no idea who built it and when. Great video Matt.
Great stuff. You're on a roll--
Greeting's, Thank you for another amazing video, one of the best thing's is the comment discussions which follow. be safe
Matt,
Thanks for yet another informative video.
Each time you post something new(or updated) you provide us with a bit more info to help us understand.
Keep on keeping on :>)
wait, the Aztecs have a tower of babel story?
Giants. Flood. Babylon tower.
Makes you wonder don't it. How the ancients possibly were connected. Going all the way back to the sumerians as far as we know.
Funny how you hear the same stories over and over again I'm starting to think it's all one story and not a lot of is mythology but reality.
Bro good catch, it raised my eyebrow in the first pass but put it the way you did and just wow
It's pre-flood mythology. There are other parallels between old and new world mythology, the flood being one of them. I used to think of it all as just stories but the idea that there was a worldwide catastrophe at the end of the last ice age is definitely supported by the parallel mythology. It's likely we lost the records in one of the many libraries that got burned throughout history. Snippets still survive but investigation of them is looked upon as pseudoscience. The history channel with its ancient aliens BS and Zacharia Stitchin with his BS interpretation of Sumerian tablets haven't helped either.
Mayans also had a dude that came back from the dead.
We should finish this structure, so the next civilization can wonder
Don't worry, it pisses me off too!
Another interesting aspect about that front piece is the quality of stonework. It is incredibly fine, and superior, compared to even the pyramid of the moon, and sun. It may not he as megalithic as Peru, but the stonework is perfect.
Good stuff Matt. Keep it coming.
Clicked like before he said, "Hello everybody".
One video I should say: “Hi guys” for a change. 😂
Imagine people destroying historical items because it offended their existence.
It is such a slap in the face to these old civilizations to build churches on top of their monuments and destroy all of their records... I would love to know the history of these people.
Amazing video and the way you represent ❤️
Thank you
Someone needs to convince the Vatican that overtime the church could benefit from a complete excavation merging the two structures together, it would definitely be a beautiful site to behold.
Forget about my yesterday comments. You are really really unstoppable. Thank you Matt.
I get so angry when I think of how much ancient history is lost to imperialism!
Me, too! Thankfully, the Islamist Imperialists didn't win in Jerusalem against the indigenous Jews, there.
ThankU for sharing and posting.
On a completely different note, please don't put Ads in the middle of your videos. It doesn't make me want to click on them, it just makes me frustrated. I don't mind them at the beginning or end, just not in the middle. Thanks!
I appreciate your videos, very much, but in this one, I have to disagree with you. It's very likely that the local people see the church on the pyramid as a sacred place, and wouldn't want it removed. You should find out what the locals say and feel about it before you decide for them how they should view the church. Most indigenous people in Latin America are very Catholic, and may also be mixing their local beliefs and traditions with their Catholicism.
Thank you for these wonderful 10 minutes. I've been there to Cholula and that church on the top of such historical and important place, was really shocking. Totally agree with every word you said! Gracias ☺️
the bosnian tunnels are fascinating. never enough info on that area, good you mentioned it.
I have been there . I knew it was big but this helps me see how big it was . thanks . I have been all over central and south american.
I'm happy to see you've escaped the video demonetization that has afflicted so many other creators.
Has to be a way to still excavate the pyramid with that church sitting on top. Or would that idea basically turn into a game like Jenga for the ground it’s on? Also, I’m not seeing the damage on the south side of it..
I asked chatgtp to give me a random fact. "The world's largest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula is a massive ancient structure located in present-day Mexico, and it covers an area of over 4 acres. It was built by the ancient Maya civilization, and it is considered to be one of the largest archaeological sites of the Americas." wow. thanks chatgtp. never knew about this. i will not look at the pyramids in Egypt the same way ever again.
I was going to skip this one but very moving. Excellent content. Reminds me of the Mullumbimby Stone Circles story.
Mixed on comments and thoughts about the Catholic church. Good and bad, pros and cons. A bit too negative on it in video.
Agree.
He's a historian and wants the truth the church shouldn't prevent people from studying the truth and they shouldn't have built it there anyway. No disrespect to the church but they could have put it anywhere else and not have this problem.
The catholic church is one of the largest, if not the largest warmonger in the history of our earth.This is coming from someone who was raised catholic and went to catholic school. Fuck the catholic church.
Thoth in his wisdom talked about the seven on the emerald tablets and called them by name: Untanas, Quertas, Chietal, Goyana, Huertal, Semveta and Ardal.
You mean the Arabs who wrote them in the 9th century AD called them by those names. All evidence says that text was written by Arabs, and the Europeans who translated it into Latin started the rumor that it was written by Hermes. I guess it's possible that the caliph Al Mamun found them in an Egyptian pyramid and somehow managed to translate a language that had been dead for thousands of years into Arabic, but that's a real stretch and isn't backed by evidence.
Petition to have intro statement changed to "wassah mah brahs" for all future videos. Like if you disagree.
Fascinating and well presented. Thanks from Orlando Florida in the americas
the amount of culture and knowledge the church has "cleansed" from this world is just an absolute atrocity.
The same happened in Poland, churches are all over old Slavic special power places...
3,000 is a very low number, the spaniards gave a
number of 6,000 when they were put on trial for that
massacre, not one person was convicted..New
evidence have put the number as high as 20,000..This
massacre was unprovoked, the only purpose was to
send the aztecs a message..It was so brutal, people
still talk about it today
Mosques and Islamic burial grounds were built on other ancient sites Matt, what's your opinion on those?
Any religious building overprinting an indigenous religious building is sad. It shouldn’t be allowed.
@@AncientArchitectsI agree, it's just that I've never heard you having a go at Islamic structures being built on ancient sites the way you did about Christian being built on ancient sites. Thanks for clarifying.
It makes so much sense. Great Video. Big Ups
Another great video. Love your work, keep it up.
they named the pyramid after my favorite hot sauce!
You have that backwards. That company named their sauce after the pyramid. Unless that salsa had been around before the pyramid 🤷🏻♂️
@@sway109r
Issa joke dude
hi will you do a video on the pyramid in Siberia?
I'm here after watching "ancient apocalypse" on Netflix. (Nov.'22)
Is this title not misleading? Largest pyramid, yet its not triangular in any cross section. Its more of like a raised platform. For it to be pyramidal, it must have a triangular cross section. A better name would be fitting. Also in all your clips/photos put North West monikers on the screen because we have no idea where those directions are.
Saki630 it is still officially classified as a pyramid
The Chorotegas in Costa Rica and Nicaragua are believed to be descendants of Cholula. Archaeology supports this theory as well as the language they spoke because both civilizations spoke Oto-mangue, it is a very strong theory. And the reason why Costa Rica has so many Chorotegas is because when the Nahua Nicarao people migrated to Nicaragua, they fought with the Chorotegas over the fertile lands of western Nicaragua as well as the 2 Nicaraguan lakes. After the Nicarao won, the Chorotegas were displaced, some fled south to Costa Rica but others fled east towards the San Juan River along the Costa Rican border 👍
5:12 lol me too. Great work Matt. Cheers
I like your take on the church, and I agree 100% The catholic church OWES US for all of the damage it has caused, and I use the word damage in every capacity possible
Mexican president tried to actually get a written apology from the Pope last year for exactly that reason but they ignored him.
@@ericktellez7632 no the pope apologized, Spain didn’t, they said it was too long ago but they forgave the Sephardic Jews who they kicked out in in 1492 mean while Mexico was conquered in 1521 and we didn’t gain independence until the 1821. Spain’s just racist towards us
Great video man..very interesting.
Ever thought that this could be the original version of Babylon, built on top of another temple on top of another temple?
No. Simply because the cities and cultures of Sumer are so much older, about twice as old. Supposedly there is a city/town built high on a mountain in Colombia with distinct Hindu stylistic influences, indicating some ancient contact from East to West
Thanks Matt for yet another great vid.....
Hope your watching the tv tonight on the great pyramid “uncovered “ as I currently I am.
Hmmm.love to know your thoughts on the accuracy,/theories presented in the show.
Why does the Church annoy you? as we see on your videos, its common throughout history to take the holy sites of the predecessors and convert them.
This specific act annoys me... the fact we cannot carefully excavate, preserve or reconstruct the largest structure ever built by humans because of a 500 year old church that was only put there to oppress indigenous people.
@@AncientArchitects yeah i get the oppression part. but the excavation problem is omnipresent. Mountain of Jerusalem, Alexandria as a hole, many churches built on roman foundations, etc. humans are just used to build on top of existing structures. and i think there's a beauty in the transformation and continuity of architecture as a hole. :)
Great videos very interesting keep up the good work
Dam they really named a pyramid after hot sauce...
Hey Matt. Thoroughly agree with you over that church on top. It's a disgrace.
In the end, after I really think it through; we are not as impressive today as they were then.
theallseeingmaster space, cough cough
Generally winners dictate the terms after a war.
The fact that there is a church has nothing to do with the lack of knowledge of this old pyramid. If there is a serious academic study to be conducted on this site why would the church prevent this to happen?
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great commentary!
Love the video, as always. But i HATE that freaking discovery card commercial with a pation!!!!!
From what I've seen so far, the partial excavation of the Bosnian pyramids proves that they are man-made, with large right-angled cement stones.
The cement is natural conglomerate rock in my opinion. It certainly isn’t conclusive.
From what I've been shown too, I certainly seems to possibly be man-made. What makes me hesitant to say it's "proven" is when a geological expert I admire and respect, Robert Schoch, voices his doubts and is able to back up his view.
Very interesting indeed!
brilliant as usual
Thanks
Thank you 🙏
Awesome vid 😎👍👍👍😎
I invite all who think ancient stone carving cannot be done by modern man to show their opinions on national TV , i am a master stone sculptor that has a pilot coming soon, i intend to prove we still have the knowledge ,talent and skills to do this work still
Will your show be on your youtube or elsewhere? This sounds very interesting and I would love to watch. Subscribed.
@@MrMister118 its headed for a reality show, its sure to get the stone carvers some much needed respect
Yes it is the largest man-made structure, but it is partially not as popular because it is not as impressive considering it was definitely built up in several stages. Others, such as pyramids of giza, may have been as well, but those are not definite. (partly why I think they have deterred so much more thorough exploration of the site)
Great video, sad we will never know about the original struct
How many people know about the very sizeable step pyramids in China ? The authorities there seem to want to cover them up and have been planting trees all over them for decades. But the biggest one has a base foot print of 1,200 ft square (yup, 1,200 ft). Around Xian there are at least 50 pyramids mysteriously built up along a geographical line measuring some 24 miles end to end, and some of the Pyramids along that line have the same 750 ft base foot print as Khafre/Giza. But most people into this general subject area have no idea about any of the Chinese ones !!
The stair cases look like a different construction type than the rest