How many stone blocks make up the Great Pyramid?

Q: How many stone blocks make up the Great Pyramid?

2.3 million blocks (2,300,000). 2.3 million blocks, averaging 2.5 tonnes each — one placed every two minutes for 20 years. Source: Egyptology consensus

2.3 million

blocks

2,300,000 exactly, give or take

2.3 million blocks, averaging 2.5 tonnes each — one placed every two minutes for 20 years.SOURCEEgyptology consensus

Scale check: 2.3 million is roughly everyone in Birmingham.

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