The tallest moai erected, called Paro, was almost 10 metres (33 ft) high and weighed 82 tonnes (81 long tons; 90 short tons). [9] [10] The heaviest moai erected was a shorter but squatter moai at Ahu Tongariki, weighing 86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons).

Feb 24, 2024 · Nestled on the remote and enigmatic Easter Island, known to its indigenous people as Rapa Nui, stands one of the most awe-inspiring testaments to ancient ingenuity and determination: the Moai statue known as "El Gigante."

Te Tokanga is the largest moai statue ever carved on Easter Island and still remains in the quarry of the Rano Raraku volcano.

Jan 14, 2010 · Rapa Nui (also known as Easter Island) is the ultimate island. Besides its remoteness,Rapa Nui is, of course, famous for its massive stone sculptures or moai. The largest of these is "El...

Apr 8, 2022 · El Gigante is the largest of the Moai: the massive stone sculptures found on Easter Island. It is located near the Rano Raraku Quarry, in a volcanic crater on the island’s southeastern coast, and even in its unfinished state it is magnificent.

Aug 12, 2024 · THE moai that is, the big ones “stone heads” of the Easter Island they are huge statue mostly monolithic in shape, that is, excavated from a single block of volcanic tuff (sometimes from other rocks, such as basalt).

Oct 19, 2022 · A viral Reddit post claims that a 72 feet tall statue, twice the size of the largest standing Moai, was carved but never erected on Easter Island.

Aug 16, 2017 · The title The Giant is fitting for this largest Moai statue ever carved on Easter Island. Towering at nearly 22 meters (72 feet) tall and weighing an estimated 160 tons, El Gigante lies unfinished in the Rano Raraku quarry, the birthplace of almost all Moai.

The Paro moai is the largest moai ever erected on a platform in Rapa Nui. It now lies toppled at Ahu te Piro Kura, located on the northeast coast of Easter Island.

Measuring the size, weight, and shape of the 887 moai on Easter Island has been a 15-year process for Van Tilburg. The most notable statues are listed below: Largest moai: