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The Egyptian pyramids were built for eternity but only for one single person. The new Pyramids we suggest, are open to every individual. As monumental as they are affordable, they serve as a tomb or memorial for those of all nationalities and religions: A MONUMENT FOR ALL OF US

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As a conclusion of the first stage of the project, that was funded by Germany´s Federal Cultural Foundation, we made a little book with Sternberg Press.

Contributions by the editors, Till Huber, Rem Koolhaas, Christian Kracht, Zak Kyes, Chus Martínez, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Madelon Vriesendorp, and David Woodard. Projects from our first 2007 architecture contest by Atelier Bow-Wow (Tokyo), Fake/ Ai Weiwei (Beijing), Nikolaus Hirsch/Wolfgang Lorch/Markus Miessen (Frankfurt am Main), and MADA s.p.a.m. (Shanghai).

The book is available internationally through all the local Amazon sites, e.g. in the US, UK, Germany, France, and most likely from any others as well.

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In November 2006 Jens Thiel elaborated and extended Ingo Niermann´s essay “Deutsches Weltwunder” in a presentation at Westfälischer Kunstverein´s Futurological Congess. The text is available in the congress´proceedings (ISBN 978-3-86588-468-8) and here (English, German).

The “V.A. – Pyramid Drift” 12″ (DIAL 044) contains previously unreleased pieces by Momus, Christoph de Babalon, Phillip Sollmann and Arises. The tracks were brilliantly performed live on the occasion of the otherwise disastrous Gala of the Great Pyramid in March 2008 at HAU 1 in Berlin. Cover Image: Madelon Vriesendorp. Listen and buy e.g. at KOMPAKT.FM

The Great Pyramid documentary, directed by Frauke Finsterwalder, logged crucial events during the Friends of the Great Pyramid year of the project and premiered at the 2010 Max-Ophüls-Preis film festival.