Abandoned - Memphis Pyramid

I just love the fact that the 10th tallest pyramid in the world is a Bass Pro Shops

Someone at Bass Pro Shops is a certified genius for coming up with this idea.

I'm literally from Memphis and not only is the Pyramid freaking hilarious, it going from a stadium to a hunting store is quite literally the most Memphis thing ever.

The Bass Pro Shop in the pyramid is the most uniquely unapologetically American thing I can think of. The fact that it exists is actually insane. The fact that it’s still successful is straight up unbelievable.

Honestly, props to Bass Pro Shops for successfully retrofitting a building.

1000 years from now, archaeologists will unearth the giant steel pyramid, dedicated to the fishing gods of the old world.

okay, but i'm so glad this abandoned story actually had a happy ending

Building a pyramid in Memphis isn't a weird or strange idea when you consider that the reason the city is called Memphis is because of the ancient capital of Lower Egypt (now just Egypt), also called Memphis. And like the Memphis in Egypt, the Memphis in Tennessee is also by a river. We have our own pyramid too called the Ryugyong Hotel, Ryugyong means "capital of willows", one of the historical names for Pyongyang. It's been under construction since 1987, and while progress has been slow due to sanctions and economic crisis, we do hope to open it soon. At the height of 330m, the hotel is much taller than the original Great Pyramid of Giza (136.4m).

The inside of the pyramid is the most surreal experience ever. It’s like walking into a PS2-era video game, un-rendered sky and all.

The real story is that taxpayer money should not be used anywhere to fund these pointless "arenas." Let the NBA pay for them if it's so successful.

Whoever brought that idea to the desk at bass pro is a LEGEND of a company

Halfway through this I started thinking “this would have been better conceived as a giant mall,” and that’s essentially what Bass Pro Shop ended up doing to it, just for, you know, itself.

The last episode of this series should be ''Abandoned: Abandoned''.

For a second, you gave me a heart attack with this title. I was afraid the bass pro shop had closed, because it's honestly a fantastically silly idea.

I feel that the Bass Pro Shops interior is a lot more fitting and much more closely resembles the Disney-like theme they were originally going for. The sort of thing that because it is in such a large, enclosed space, it feels like you are in another world. A heck of a lot more interesting and unique use for a giant pyramid than a regular sports stadium, granted that wasn't the only thing intended to be built. I think Bass Pro Shops nailed getting what a structure like that should be used for.

That Bass Pro shop is more of a Disney level attraction than anything done with the pyramid prior.

Kudos to Bass Pro Shop for doing a phenomenal job on taking such an odd structure and making it something uniquely amazing!!!

In case anybody doesn't know the reason for this originally... Memphis was named after Memphis, Egypt (the ancient city). That's the reason for the pyramid connection.

I live in southern Illinois. The area is known as Little Egypt. There’s a town named Thebes, one named Karnak, one named Cairo. Southern Illinois University’s mascot is the Saluki, the yearbook is The Obelisk, and various buildings named Ptolemy Towers, etc. And of course Memphis (TN) is named after Memphis in Egypt. It’s just a thing around here due to geography, weather, and stories & legends. All VERY interesting.

What Bass Pro Shops did with the Pyramid is pretty awesome. It's a beautiful building really. And coming over the Mississippi seeing it is pretty awesome too. I'm glad it was saved.