Göbekli Tepe's Building D measures at least 65 feet across and contains two freestanding central limestone pillars that are 18 feet tall and weigh an estimated eight tons each.
Sources
- Features - Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers? - May/June 2021 (archaeology.org)
- https://www.dainst.blog/the-tepe-telegrams/2016/05/03/how-did-they-do-it-making-and-moving-monoliths-at-gobekli-tepe/ (dainst.blog)
- https://www.templeton.org/news/gobekli-tepe (templeton.org)
- https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/building-d-g%C3%B6bekli-tepe/6AF23w0Z3LUmFA?hl=en (artsandculture.google.com)
- https://gobekli-tepe.com/structures/enclosure-d/ (gobekli-tepe.com)
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