Moai, Easter Island, Chile
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| Moai | |
| Designer | Unknown |
| Location | Easter Island, Chile |
| Date | 900 to 1500 |
| Structure Type | monumental statue |
| Construction System | volcanic ash/stone |
| Climate | Tropical |
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| Notes | Megalithic head-shaped sculptures |
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More than 800 Moai were created. Their sizes varied, the largest completed Moai measured 10 meters (33 feet) high and weighed 83 tons.
"Discovered on Easter Sunday, 1722 by Dutch explorer Jakob Roggeveen, this collection of 25 meter-high stone sculptures still puzzles historians and archaeologists as to its origins. It is believed that a society of Polynesian origin settled here in the 4th century and established a unique tradition of monumental sculpture. Between the 10th and 16th centuries, they erected the enormous stone figures, known as the Moai, which have long fascinated the entire world and endowed this island with a mythical atmosphere." — http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=381
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Moai at Wikipedia
Finalist in the New Seven Wonders international architectural landmarks contest.
