In Despicable Me, what is the name of the pyramid that Vector steals?

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Vector steals the Great Pyramid of Giza in Despicable Me.

The theft occurs near the beginning of the 2010 film and establishes Vector as Gru’s ambitious rival. Using a shrink ray, Vector reduces the pyramid and transports it away, replacing the famous monument with an inflatable replica. The spectacular crime makes news around the world and motivates Gru to attempt an even more impressive heist: stealing the Moon.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest and oldest of the Giza pyramids and was built as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. The film’s version is fictionalized through the use of futuristic technology, but the monument itself is a real historical structure in Egypt. A common mix-up is calling it simply “the Egyptian pyramid”; the specific name is the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Despicable Me uses the event to introduce the rivalry between Gru and Vector before the adoption of Margo, Edith, and Agnes changes Gru’s priorities.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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