They named it after the capital of Ancient Egypt. Years and years after Memphis had been incorporated, a man by the name of Mark Hartz developed the idea of the pyramid but it didn’t come into full effect until his son pushed his father’s idea. When The Pyramid was completed it established the name “The Great American Pyramid” due to it being one of the largest pyramids in the world. I believe that since The Pyramid was given that name, they placed a statue of Ramses The Great to symbolize and to add emphasis on how great the new project was. With the permission from the Egyptian government, Memphis was allowed to create a statue of the exceptional
They named it after the capital of Ancient Egypt. Years and years after Memphis had been incorporated, a man by the name of Mark Hartz developed the idea of the pyramid but it didn’t come into full effect until his son pushed his father’s idea. When The Pyramid was completed it established the name “The Great American Pyramid” due to it being one of the largest pyramids in the world. I believe that since The Pyramid was given that name, they placed a statue of Ramses The Great to symbolize and to add emphasis on how great the new project was. With the permission from the Egyptian government, Memphis was allowed to create a statue of the exceptional