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A '''pyramid''' was a three-dimensional structure composed of three or four sides composed of (usually) triangular shapes.
A '''pyramid''' was a three-dimensional structure composed of four or five sides composed of (usually) triangular shapes.


The great pyramids of [[Egypt]] of [[Earth]], such as the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' et al) were well known to other races.
The great pyramids of [[Egypt]] of [[Earth]], such as the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' et al) were well known to other races.


[[File:Mummy pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|A pyramid-shaped [[Osiran war missile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')]]
[[File:Mummy pyramid.jpg|thumb|left|A pyramid-shaped [[Osiran war missile]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')]]
One splinter of [[Scaroth]] claimed to have caused the pyramids to be built, ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') though [[the Doctor]] was sceptical of this claim. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') The [[Osiran]]s also influenced the building of the pyramids, and other pyramids were definitely constructed by 'aliens'. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'')
One splinter of [[Scaroth]] claimed to have caused the pyramids to be built, ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'') though [[the Doctor]] was sceptical of this claim. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') The [[Osiran]]s also influenced the building of the pyramids, and other pyramids were definitely constructed by 'aliens'. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'') [[Osiran war missile]]s were pyramid-shaped and used "pyramid power". ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')
[[Osiran war missile]]s were pyramid-shaped and used "pyramid power". ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'')


[[Khepren]] supervised the construction of a pyramid. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
[[Khepren]] supervised the construction of a pyramid. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
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[[Anubian]] [[Anubian spacecraft|spacecraft]] had a pyramid shape. ([[TV]]: ''[[Curse of Anubis (TV story)|Curse of Anubis]]'')
[[Anubian]] [[Anubian spacecraft|spacecraft]] had a pyramid shape. ([[TV]]: ''[[Curse of Anubis (TV story)|Curse of Anubis]]'')


In a timeline where all of history was happening at once, [[Area 52]] was housed inside a pyramid. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')
In a [[River Song's World|timeline]] where all of history was happening at once, [[Area 52]] was housed inside a pyramid. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')


The [[Rings of Akhaten]] also had [[Pyramid of the Rings of Akhaten|a pyramid]], a holy site for the [[Sun-singers of Akhet]], seven [[planet]]s orbiting the same [[star]], all of them sharing the belief that life in the [[universe]] originated on that pyramid. In it was [[The Mummy|a mummy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')
The [[Rings of Akhaten]] also had [[Pyramid of the Rings of Akhaten|a pyramid]], a holy site for the [[Sun-singers of Akhet]], seven [[planet]]s orbiting the same [[star]], all of them sharing the belief that life in the [[universe]] originated on that pyramid. In it was [[The Mummy|a mummy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')


[[The Monks]] came to [[Earth]] in a pyramid from where they could manipulate their simulated worlds. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'')
The [[Monk (species)|Monks]] came to [[Earth]] in a pyramid from where they could manipulate their simulated worlds. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)|The Pyramid at the End of the World]]'')


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In [[1977]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] investigated an [[Inca]] pyramid in [[South America]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'')
In [[1977]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] investigated an [[Inca]] pyramid in [[South America]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cloisters of Terror (audio story)|The Cloisters of Terror]]'')
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Pyramid
You may be looking for the coffee shop.

A pyramid was a three-dimensional structure composed of four or five sides composed of (usually) triangular shapes.

The great pyramids of Egypt of Earth, such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan et al) were well known to other races.

One splinter of Scaroth claimed to have caused the pyramids to be built, (TV: City of Death) though the Doctor was sceptical of this claim. (PROSE: A History of Humankind) The Osirans also influenced the building of the pyramids, and other pyramids were definitely constructed by 'aliens'. (TV: Pyramids of Mars, PROSE: Dead Romance) Osiran war missiles were pyramid-shaped and used "pyramid power". (TV: Pyramids of Mars)

Khepren supervised the construction of a pyramid. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)

The Exxilons influenced not only the Egyptian, but also the Aztec pyramids during their visits to Earth. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird)

Anubian spacecraft had a pyramid shape. (TV: Curse of Anubis)

In a timeline where all of history was happening at once, Area 52 was housed inside a pyramid. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)

The Rings of Akhaten also had a pyramid, a holy site for the Sun-singers of Akhet, seven planets orbiting the same star, all of them sharing the belief that life in the universe originated on that pyramid. In it was a mummy. (TV: The Rings of Akhaten)

The Monks came to Earth in a pyramid from where they could manipulate their simulated worlds. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World)

References

The Great Intelligence used a three-sided pyramid constructed from Yeti control spheres as its physical form, though it truly had no physical form, (TV: The Abominable Snowmen) and it used such a geometry for a machine able to absorb the Doctor's mind. (TV: The Web of Fear)

When showing Adric the chameleon circuit of his TARDIS, the Fourth Doctor demonstrated that he could disguise the TARDIS as a pyramid, including a door so they could get in and out. (TV: Logopolis)

The First Rani's TARDIS on Lakertya was disguised as a pink pyramid. (TV: Time and the Rani)

Peri Brown reminds the Sixth Doctor that their TARDIS had also materialized as a pyramid once, "on the frozen plans of Ewa Nine". (TV: Vengeance on Varos)

The Eleventh Doctor took Kazran Sardick and Abigail Pettigrew to visit the pyramids of Egypt on one of the Christmases he and Kazran visited Abigail. (TV: A Christmas Carol)

Sarah Jane Smith sabotaged a NASA probe from discovering a pyramid on Mars. (TV: The Vault of Secrets)

In 1977, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart investigated an Inca pyramid in South America. (AUDIO: The Cloisters of Terror)