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Article: Great pyramid of Memphis.
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- Doors and Hardware
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- June 1, 1991
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Great Pyramid of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, on the Mississippi has a link to its ancient sister city, Memphis, Egypt, on the Nile. Until now the similarity stopped at the name and river. But, today, looming over downtown Memphis is the brainchild of the city - a colossal pyramid designed after the Great Pyramid of Cheops and built on the Mississippi shore.
City officials and private industry have combined to design and promote an architectural masterpiece as a multipurpose attraction for the area. The resulting building is clearly a product of form before function. Since the City Council and County Commission committed money to build a basketball arena ...