# Something I just realized I never understood about building the Pyramids: How did they prevent their ending up lopsided? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 3, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-realized-i-never-understood-about-building-the-pyramids-how-did-they-prevent-their-ending-up-lopsided/979246 "2023-02-03T09:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-realized-i-never-understood-about-building-the-pyramids-how-did-they-prevent-their-ending-up-lopsided/979246/6 "2023-02-03T13:27:53Z")
Here is a current FQ thread on a similar topic with some similar comments for the OP’s consideration. > [@How did they build brick skyscrapers so straight and square before things like computerized laser levels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-build-brick-skyscrapers-so-straight-and-square-before-things-like-computerized-laser-levels/979118): > > If you’ve been to an old city like New York, DC, Chicago, etc, you’ll see lots of very tall buildings made with bricks. These buildings seem to be very straight and square even though they are dozens of stories high. How did the bricklayers keep everything so straight and square as the building went that high? Anyone who has done something like build a brick wall or column knows that it’s pretty easy for things to get sloped or twisted as the bricks are laid down. You have to do something lik… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-i-just-realized-i-never-understood-about-building-the-pyramids-how-did-they-prevent-their-ending-up-lopsided/979246)._