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 Monolit yang ditambang 
jmpl|lurus|Obelisk yang belum selesai di Aswan.

Daftar ini hanya memuat monolit yang ditambang (quarried), tetapi tidak dipindahkan.

 Berat Nama/Situs Jenis Lokasi Pembangun Catatan8,799 t (est)Yangshan SteleStele (body)Yangshan Quarry, TiongkokDinasti Ming49.4 m panjangnya, 10.7 m wide, 4.4 m thick  Unnamed monolith Block Baalbek, Lebanon Roman Empire 19.6 m panjangnya, 6 m wide, ≥5.5 m high  Unnamed monolith Block Baalbek, Lebanon Roman Empire 19.5–20.5 m panjangnya, 4.34–56 m wide, 4.5 m high  Unfinished obelisk Obelisk Aswan, Egypt Ancient Egypt 41.75 m panjangnya, 2.5–4.4 m wide  Stone of the South Block Baalbek, Lebanon Roman Empire 20.31–76 m panjangnya, 4–5.29 m wide, 4.21–32 m high  Granite column Column Mons Claudianus, Egypt Roman Empire Ca. 17.7 m (59 feet) long

 Monolit yang dipindah 
jmpl|170px|The 1,250 t heavy Thunder Stone in Saint Petersburg. On top an equestrian statue of Peter the Great
jmpl|lurus|The 53.3 t heavy capital block (the rectangular platform fitted with a railing) of Trajan's Column was lifted by Roman cranes to a record height of about 34 m.
jmpl|lurus|The Western Stone of the Western Wall in Jerusalem weighs 517 t.
ka|jmpl|Neolithic Carnac Stones, France
ka|jmpl|Cyclopean walls of the ancient Illyrian city of Daorson near Stolac in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Daftar ini hanya memuat monolit yang ditambang dan dipindahkan.

 Berat Nama/Situs Jenis Lokasi Pembangun Catatan 1,250 t Thunder Stone Boulder, Statue pedestal Saint Petersburg, Russia Russian Empire, 1770 Moved 6 km overland for shipment, and cut from 1,500 t to current size while on transport 1,000 t"The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World" edited by Chris Scarre 1999 Ramesseum Statue Thebes, Egypt Ancient Egypt Transported  by ship from Aswan 800 t each Trilithon (3×) Blocks Baalbek, Lebanon Roman Empire Plus about 24 blocks 300 tons eachAlouf, Michael M., 1944: History of Baalbek. American Press. p. 129 700 t each Colossi of Memnon (2×) Statues Thebes, Mesir Mesir kuno Transported  from el-Gabal el-Ahmar (near modern-day Cairo) over land without using the Nile.Time Life Lost Civilizations series: Ramses II: Magnificence on the Nile (1993) 550 to 600 tThe History Channel cited the 16.5 depth 567 ton estimate in "Lost Worlds of King Herod"Dan Bahat: Touching the Stones of our Heritage, Israeli ministry of Religious Affairs, 2002 Western Stone, Jewish Holy Temple Block Yerusalem, Israel  http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/palestine/ch12.pdf Herodes, Raja orang Yahudi pada zaman Bait Kedua 520 tons, 170 tons, and 160 tons Great Stele, King Ezana's Stele, Obelisk of Axum Stelae Axum, Etiopia The stelae were moved about . 400–600 t Gomateshwara Statue Hassan district negara bagian Karnataka, India 60 kaki (18 m) tingginya x 30 kaki (9 m) lebarnya 400 tSiliotti, Alberto, Zahi Hawass, 1997 "Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt" p.62 Kuil dalam kompleks Khafre's Pyramid Giza, Mesir   300–500 t Masuda no iwafune Asuka, Nara, Jepang Large stone structure approximately 11 meters in length, 8 meters in width, and 4.7 meters In height 340 t Levitated Mass Los Angeles, California, United States Moved 106 miles. 300 t Broken Menhir of Er Grah Brittany, France Dipindahkan . 285 t Pompey's Pillar Kolom Alexandria, Egypt Kekaisaran Romawi 230 t Mausoleum of Theodoric Roof slab Ravenna, Italia Ostrogothic Kingdom 220 tEdwards, Dr. I.E.S.: The Pyramids of Egypt 1986/1947 p. 147-163 Menkaure's Pyramid Giza, Egypt Largest stones in mortuary temple 200 tsource: Edwards, Dr. I.E.S.: The Pyramids of Egypt 1986/1947 p. 175-6, 180-1, 275 Sahure's pyramid Saqqara, Egypt Largest stones over king's chamber 200 t Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Korea Largest stone Berat Nama/Situs Jenis Lokasi Pembangun Catatan


 Cueva de Menga, di Antequera, Spanyol. Dolmen made of megaliths, weighing up to 180 tons, built in 2500 BC.
 Colossal statue of Tlaloc, in Coatlinchan. Made of basalt, weighing 168 tons.Time Life Lost Civilizations series:Aztecs: Reign of Blood and Splendor (1992) p.45-47
 The Kerloas menhir, Brittany, France. Largest, 150 tons.
 Dol-de-Bretagne, France. Menhir, almost 150 tons.
 Pyramid of Khendjer at Saqqara, Egypt. 150-ton, one-piece quartzite burial chamber.Edwards, Dr. I.E.S.: The Pyramids of Egypt 1986/1947 p. 246-9
 Tiwanaku, Bolivia. Several ashlars, 100 to 130 tons, were transported .Browman, D. L., 1981, New light on Andean Tiwanaku. New Scientist. vol. 69, no. 4, pp. 408-419.Coe, Michael, Dean Snow, and Elizabeth Benson, 1986 "Atlas of Ancient America" p. 190
 Sacsayhuamán, wall near Cusco, Peru. Largest stones over 125 tons."Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World" edited by Chris Scarre 1999Readers Digest: "Mysteries of the Ancient Americas" The New World Before Columbus 1986 p. 220-1
 Treasury of Atreus at Mycenae, Greece. Largest lintel stone, 120 tons.
 The Pyramid of Amenemhet III, at Hawara, Egypt. 110-ton, one piece quartzite burial chamber.Edwards, Dr. I.E.S.: The Pyramids of Egypt 1986/1947 p. 237-240Siliotti, Alberto, Zahi Hawass, 1997 "Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt"
 Luxor, Egypt. Obelisk, 227 tons. The largest colossal statue of Ramses, well over 100 tons.
 Ollantaytambo, Peru. Perhaps 6 stones well over 100 tons.
 Brownshill Dolmen, weighing an estimated 100 metric tons.
 Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy. Granite columns close to 100 tons.
 Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Columns close to, if not more than, 100 tons.
 Fortress of Mycenae, Greece. Largest stones close to 100 tons.
 Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini. 12 megalithic limestone beams 10 meters long weighing 90 tons each, forming the roof of burial chamber and antechamber.Lehner, Mark The Complete Pyramids, London: Thames and Hudson (1997)p. 148-9 ISBN 0-500-05084-8
 Moai at Easter Island. Largest Moai 70 to 86 tons. The tallest one, Paro, was moved .
 Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt. Largest slabs on burial chamber, 80 tons. The granite was transported  from Aswan by barge on the Nile river.
 Karnak, Egypt. Obelisk, 328 tons. Largest architraves, 70 tons. Sandstone transported from Gebel Silsila .Walker, Charles, 1980 "Wonders of the Ancient World" p24-7Time Life Lost Civilizations series: Ramses II: Magnificence on the Nile (1993) p. 53-54
 Trajan's Column, Rome, Italy. Pedestal blocks: 77 t
 Ishibutai Kofun in Asuka, Nara, Japan. Largest stone, 75 tons.
 Quirigua, Guatemala. Largest stele, 65 tons.
 Osireion Abydos, Egypt. Columns and lintels, about 60 tons.
 Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Granite columns, 39 feet (11.8 m) tall, five feet (1.5 m) in diameter, and 60 tons in weight were transported from Egypt by barge.
 Olmec heads, Mexico, gulf coast. Largest Olmec head, almost 50 tons. Transported 37 to .
 Ħaġar Qim, one of the Megalithic Temples of Malta. Its largest stone weighs 57 tons and measures approximately  long by  tall by  thick.http://www.art-and-archaeology.com/malta/hq7.html The Maltese temples are the oldest free standing structures on Earth.
 Ashoka Pillars, weighing up to about 50 tons, were transported throughout India to territory ruled by Ashoka.
 Machu Picchu, Peru. Largest stones 20 to 50 tons.
 Göbekli Tepe, Turkey. Megaliths from 10 to a 50 ton pillar still in its quarry transported up to a 1/4 mile.
 Nevalı Çori, Turkey. Megalithic site.
 Avebury stone circle, England. Largest stone over 40 tons.
 Stonehenge, England. Largest stones over 40 tons were moved , smaller bluestones up to 5 tons were moved .
 Trajan's column Rome, Italy. Forty-ton drums. The capital block of Trajan's Column weighs 53.3 tons.Lynne Lancaster,“Building Trajan's Column,” American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 103, No. 3. (Jul., 1999) p.426
 Rameses IV reopened the stone quarries of Wadi Hammamat and had stones dragged  across land to the Nile, then barged to Temples and his tomb in Thebes. Some of these weighed over 40 tons.Time Life Lost Civilizations series: Ramses II: Magnificence on the Nile (1993)p. 133
 Dur-Sharrukin, Iraq. Largest colossal Bull, 40 tons.Time Life Lost Civilizations series: Mesopotamia: The Mighty Kings p118-119
 Nineveh, Iraq. Largest colossal Bulls, 30 tons each, were transported 30 miles (48 km) from quarries at Balatai, then lifted 65 feet (20 m) once they arrived at the site.
 Nimrud, Iraq. Largest colossal Bull, 30 tons.Time Life Lost Civilizations series: Mesopotamia: The Mighty Kings. (1995) p. 112-121
 Maeshowe Orkney Islands, Scotland. Largest flagstone, 30 tons.Lost Worlds: The Pagans (of Britain) History Channel series with contributions from historian Prof. Ronald Hutton, Archeologists Erika Guttmann and Martin Carruthers
 Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens), Greece.
 Caesarea Maritima, Israel Harbor of Caesarea. Largest stone 20 tons.
 Persepolis, Iran
 Teotihuacan, Mexico. 22-ton water deity on top of the Pyramid of the Moon.Walker, Charles, 1980 "Wonders of the Ancient World" p. 150-3
 Aztec calendar stone at Tenochtitlan, Mexico. Weight, 24 tons.Aztecs: Reign of Blood and Splendor. Virginia:Time Life, 1992.
 Hattusas, Turkey. Largest stones, 20 tons.
 List of Egyptian pyramids - most, if not all, Egyptian pyramids have monoliths over 20 tons, including monolithic roof slabs, plugs and burial vaults, some of which weigh over 100 tons.
 Nemrud Dagi, Turkey.
 Palenque, Mexico. The largest stones weigh 12 to 15 tons.
 Zorats Karer also called Karahunj, Armenia. The heights of the stones range from 0.5 to 3 m (above ground) and weight up to 10 tons.
 Ha'amonga 'a Maui, in the Kingdom of Tonga.
 The Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Largest stones 10 tons.
 Nubian pyramids. Sarcophagus, weighing 15.5 tons, and heavier granite statues up to at least 18 feet tall.Lehner, Mark The Complete Pyramids, London: Thames and Hudson (1997)p.196-7 ISBN 0-500-05084-8.
 Copan Ruinas.
 Dolmens of Russia.
 Carnac stones.
 Stećak tombstone monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 Daorson ancient Illyrian city near Stolac in Bosnia and Herzegovina, built around central acropolis and surrounded with cyclopean walls made of large stone megaliths.
 Khajuraho, India.
 Konark Sun Temple in India.
 Vijayanagara, India.
 Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and other Angkor temples, Cambodia. Five million tons of sandstone were transported  along the river just for Angkor Wat.Time Life Lost Civilizations series: Southeast Asia: A Past Regained (1995)
 Didyma, Turkey.
 Stone spheres of Costa Rica. Largest sphere weighs 16 tons.
 Plain of Jars. Over 400 monolithic jars weighing from 5 to 15 tons, ranging from the Khorat Plateau in Thailand in the south, through Laos and to the North Cachar Hills of Dima Hasao district, Northerneastern India.
 Newgrange, Ireland. Built in 3200 BC.
 Callanish Stones, Western Isles of Scotland.
 San Agustín, Huila, Colombia.
 El Infiernito, pre-Columbian Muisca site. Colombia.
 Gallardet dolmen or Pouget dolmen in Languedoc, France. Consists of a 12 metre long alley within a large tumulus. The main chamber is sill covered by three large capstones, and entry is made through a superb "oven door" entrance stone.
 Puma Punku is part of a large temple complex or monument group that is part of the Tiwanaku Site near Tiwanaku, Bolivia.
 Huge blocks, some weighing over 100 tons, at the Valley Temple.Siliotti, Alberto, Zahi Hawass, 1997 "Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt" p.63-9
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 Monolit yang diangkat 
jmpl|Pendirian Alexander Column pada Palace Square di Saint Petersburg, Rusia (1832)
jmpl|lurus|Pendirian Luxor Obelisk pada Place de la Concorde, Paris (1836)

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 Didirikan tegak 
Monolit yang diketahui telah diangkat sampai berdiri tegak:

 Berat Nama/Situs Jenis Lokasi Pembangun Catatan  Alexander Column Column Saint Petersburg, Russia Russian Empire Lifted in upright position in 1832  Vatican Obelisk Obelisk Rome, Italy Pope Sixtus V Relocated and lifted in upright position by Domenico Fontana in 1586  Luxor Obelisk Obelisk Paris, France Louis-Philippe I Relocated and lifted in upright position by Apollinaire Lebas in 1836

 Lifted clear off the ground 
Monoliths known or assumed to have been lifted clear off the ground by cranes into their position:

 Weight Height Name/Site Type Location Builder Comment  19 m Jupiter temple Cornice block Baalbek, Lebanon Roman Empire  19 m Jupiter temple Architrave-frieze block Baalbek, Lebanon Roman Empire  ~34 m Trajan's Column Capital block Rome, Italy Roman Empire Dedicated in 113 AD

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 Marinos Carburis, letnan kolonel Tentara Rusia, mengorganisasi pemindahan batu besar yang disebut "Thunder Stone" (Bahasa Rusia, Камень-Гром) dari Gulf of Finland pada tahun 1768 ke Saint Petersburg, Rusia
 Roger Hopkins dan Vince Lee keduanya berteori bagaimana batu-batu megalit dipindahkan ke Baalbek; teori ini meliputi cara menarik atau membalikkan batu itu.History Channel "Mega Movers: Ancient Mystery Moves"
 Vince Lee berpartisipasi dalam eksperimen untuk menguji teorinya mengenai bagaimana tembok-tembok Sacsayhuamán dibangun.

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