Western Stone
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The Western Stone, located in the northern section of Wilson's Arch, is a monolithic stone block forming part of the lower level of the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Weighing 517 tonnes (570 short tons),[1] it is one of the largest building blocks in the world. The stone is 13.6 meters (44.6 feet) long and 3 metres (9.8 feet) high and has an estimated width of 3.3 meters (10.8 feet).
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- ^ "The Story of the Kotel: Facts and Figures - The Western Wall Tunnels". Western Wall Heritage Foundation. http://english.thekotel.org/content.asp?id=28.
