The largest squared stones ever used for building purposes are those found among the wonderful ruins of the Temple of the Sun, at Baalbee, in Syria. Jn one of the walls, 19ft above the ground level, there are three monster blocks, all over 63ft in length and 13ft in height.
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Evening Star, Issue 19787, 10 February 1928, Page 11
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50Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Star, Issue 19787, 10 February 1928, Page 11
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