Ask HN: Why did they build pyramids? ( why?)

Ancient Egyptian art had a strong preference for simple geometric shapes. Following that aesthetic and you want to build a really huge monument, what other shape could it be?

If you want to read about Egyptian art, the articles in Hartwig are excellent.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17073753-a-companion-to-...

Here's a nice video showing a few encoded secrets of the pyramids - only 5 minutes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ruuMRmIxF8

They buried lots of valuable stuff with the dead. A massive pile of rocks seems like a disincentive to robbers. Evolved into pyramids.

"The Pyramids were built by people with diminishing expectations" -- Gallagher

Why did not so ancient Europeans build sky-seeking Gothic cathedrals?

It was fare easier than giant spheres