Correction for the weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza
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How heavy is 331,000 tonnes?
It's about one-twentieth as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza
The weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 5,900,000 tonnes.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated mass of 5,900,000 tonnes. The 2,300,000 stones used in the construction of the pyramid weighed an average 2.27 tonnes and were quarried from distances of up to 805 km (500 mi) away.