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BERLIN, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A group of German entrepreneurs have received $123,000 in state funding to assess the feasibility of building the world's largest pyramid.
The entrepreneurs want to build a 1,600-foot-tall "Great Pyramid" near the east German town of Dessau, The Sunday Telegraph reported.
The pyramid, like those of ancient Egypt, would be used to house the bodies of the dead. However, instead of holding only one pharaoh and a handful of others, this pyramid would hold millions of people, the British newspaper said.
Jens Thiel, one of the masterminds behind the project, said a major priority would be to ensure space in the pyramid would be affordable to all.
"Our current estimates are that a burial space in a concrete block will cost up to ($955), depending on the size," he said. "Outlasting physical existence was reserved for the select few in Egypt, but this pyramid will be open to everyone. No one should be denied a place just because they can't afford it."
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