French pyramids

French pyramids

Several pyramids have been built in France, during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Falicon pyramid

The Falicon pyramid is a monument located at a rural site near the town of Falicon, on the French Riviera, near Nice. [Henri Broch (1976), [http://books.google.com/books?id=W0iSGQAACAAJ&dq=intitle:myst%C3%A9rieuse+intitle:pyramide&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=VcKjSKrAJ5H2sQOQqemdBQ La mystérieuse pyramide de Falicon] , Éditions France-Empire, ISBN B0000E80JW]

It is constructed above a karstic cave known as the "Cave of the Bats" (Occitan: "Bauma des Ratapignata") and is one of the few pyramids in Europe. The pyramid is constructed of small irregularly-shaped stones, possesses a fairly acute angle of inclination, and is in a partly ruined condition. While most of its upper section is missing, the lower section is reasonably well-preserved.

The pyramid's purpose and origins are unknown, although it has been suggested that it may have been constructed by Roman legionaries involved in Egyptian cult practices. But more recent research has shown that the pyramid has actually been built between 1803 and 1812. [cite web |url=http://www.ipaam.fr/ |title=La pyramide de Falicon et la grotte des Ratapignata |accessdate=2008-09-06 |work= |publisher= |date=2007 ]

ee also

*Pyramidology

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External links

* [http://www.unice.fr/zetetique/banque_images.html#pyramide Pictures of the Falicon's pyramid] on the web site of the Zetetic Laboratory of the France's University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis.


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