I was expecting something similar to the 34-ton meteorite that Robert Peary found in Greenland. How anyone managed to move that rock to New York City still amazes me.
The sled dogs must have hated that. ;^)
Mussolini had that obelisk in Axum hauled to Rome in 1937, in pieces, by contrast Caligula had a 350+ ton obelisk hauled to Rome in a single piece 1900 years earlier. :^)
Here’s a greater moving job. It’s twin was moved to London ENG.
Ref: Cleopatra’s Needle in NYC (Central Park)
How much did the obelisk weigh?
Moving the monument from Alexandria to New York City was an incredible engineering accomplishment. It measures 69 feet from base to tip and 8 feet wide at its base and weighs around 200 tons. Its pedestal and steps are 27 feet high and weigh 50 tons.
“This monster of a space rock...” Wow, I said, that 16.8 lb. rock weights more than 2 gallons of water. I have seen the real monster rock in the Museum of Natural History, NYC.