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The blocks known as the Trilithon (the upper of the two largest courses of stone pictured) in the Temple of Jupiter Baal. The Trilithon (Greek: Τρίλιθον), also called the Three Stones, is a group of three horizontally lying giant stones that form part of the podium of the Temple of Jupiter Baal at Baalbek.
A fourth, still larger stone called the Stone of the Pregnant Woman lies unused in the nearby quarry 800 m (2,600 ft) from the town [10] and weighs around 1,000 tonnes. [11] A fifth, weighing approximately 1,200 tonnes [12] lies in the same quarry.) Through the foundation there run three enormous passages the size of railway tunnels. [8]
Its weight is estimated at 1,000 tonnes (1,100 tons). [182] A fifth, still larger stone weighing approximately 1,200 tonnes (1,300 tons) [183] lies in the same quarry. This quarry was slightly higher than the temple complex, [184] [140] [185] so no lifting was required to move the stones. [186] [187]
Its largest stone weighs 57 tons and measures approximately 19 feet (5.8 m) long by 9 feet (2.7 m) tall by 2 feet (0.61 m) thick. [61] The Maltese temples are the oldest free-standing structures on Earth. [62] Ashoka Pillars, weighing up to about 50 tons, were transported throughout India to territory ruled by Ashoka. [63] Göbekli Tepe, Turkey.
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