Correction for the weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza
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How heavy is 887,000 tons?
It's about one-tenth as heavy as The Great Pyramid of Giza
The weight of The Great Pyramid of Giza is about 6,500,000 tons.
(a.k.a. Pyramid of Khufu, a.k.a. Pyramid of Cheops) (Cairo, Egypt)
The Great Pyramid of Giza has an estimated mass of 6,500,000 tons. The 2,300,000 stones used in the construction of the pyramid weighed an average 2.50 tons and were quarried from distances of up to 805 km (500 mi) away.