The tallest T-shaped pillars at Göbekli Tepe stand roughly 16 to 18 feet high and weigh several tons (estimates range from about seven to ten), and the largest stone enclosure measures about 65 feet across.
Sources
- Gobekli Tepe: The World's First Temple? - Smithsonian Magazine (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub362/entry-6007.html (factsanddetails.com)
- https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/06/the-mystery-of-gobekli-tepe/ (todayifoundout.com)
- https://www.archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2021/features/turkey-gobekli-tepe-hunter-gatherers/ (archaeology.org)
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