Examples of modern pyramids are:
- The Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, in the court of the Louvre Museum, is a 20.6 meter (about 70 foot) glass structure which acts as an entrance to the museum. It was designed by the American architect I. M. Pei and completed in 1989.
- The Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, California, designed by William Pereira.
- The 32-story Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee (built in 1991) was the home court for the University of Memphis men's basketball program, and the National Basketball Association's Memphis Grizzlies until 2004.
- The Slovak radio building in Bratislava, Slovakia. This building is shaped like an inverted pyramid.
- The Walter Pyramid, home of the basketball and volleyball teams of the California State University, Long Beach, campus in California, United States, is an 18-story-tall blue pyramid.
- The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, United States, is a 30-story pyramid with light beaming from the top.
- The Summum Pyramid, a 3 story pyramid in Salt Lake City, Utah, used for instruction in the Summum philosophy and conducting rites associated with Modern Mummification.
- The Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- The three pyramids of Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas.
- The Co-Op Bank Pyramid or Stockport Pyramid in Stockport, England is a large pyramid-shaped office block in Stockport in England. (The surrounding part of the valley of the upper Mersey has sometimes been called the "Kings Valley" after the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.)
- The GoJa Music Hall in Prague.
- The Muttart Conservatory greenhouses in Edmonton, Alberta.
- The unfinished Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang.
- Small pyramids similar to those of the Louvre can be found outside the lobby of the Citicorp Building in Long Island City, Queens NY.
- The Pyramids of the City Stars Complex in Cairo, Egypt.
- Pyramid building belonging to 3DPLM Software Solutions, at Hinjwadi, Pune, India.
- Triangle, a proposed skyscraper in Paris.
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