200 Rose Granite Monoliths from Aswan Egypt Found at Baalbek. Around 200 pink granite columns stood at the site These columns were quarried in Aswan, Egypt, over 700 miles away The same quarry region supplied rose granite blocks for the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Baalbek originally featured around 200 rose granite monoliths, each quarried from Aswan, Egypt — the same source that supplied granite for the Great Pyramid's King's Chamber. Located over 700 miles away across mountains reaching 2,500 meters, these monolithic columns were polished to a smooth, perfectly rounded finish. Most now lie shattered, though iron oxidization traces suggest metal cutting tools may have been involved. The logistics alone boggle the mind.
Key Facts
- Around 200 pink granite columns stood at the site
- These columns were quarried in Aswan, Egypt, over 700 miles away
- The same quarry region supplied rose granite blocks for the King's Chamber of the Great Pyramid of Giza
- Each column was formed as a single monolithic structure
- The granite columns are polished to an extremely smooth and perfectly rounded finish
- Transecting the Lebanon mountains (averaging 2,500m or 8,200 ft elevation) would have been required to transport them
- Most of these columns now lie shattered in fragments across the site
- Iron oxidization traces on the stones suggest metal cutting machines may have been used
Related site: Baalbek — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Gigantic Ancient Structure our Technology Can't Replicate: Baalbek by Universe Inside You