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All fifteen standing moai at Ahu Tongariki. Ahu Tongariki ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈa.u toŋɡaˈɾiki]) is the largest ahu on Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Its moais were toppled during the island's civil wars, and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland by a tsunami.
Ahu Tongariki is the biggest ahu of Rapa Nui with its impressive 15 moai statues. It contains the heaviest moai statue of Rapa Nui, with an estimated weight of 86 tons. Ahu Tongariki is located on the east side of Rapa Nui, just in front of the volcanic quarry Rano Raraku where they are made.
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Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial structure built on Easter Island and the most important megalithic monument in all of Polynesia. It represents the zenith of the sacred constructions called ahu-moai that were developed in Rapa Nui for more than 500 years.
Paro moai, the largest statue ever raised over an ahu. Moai Paro in Te Pito Kura with the Poike volcano in the background. Te Pito Kura is an archaeological complex located in front of the Bay of La Pérouse, about two kilometers southeast of Ovahe beach.
Different types of ceremonial structures have been found in Rapa Nui, but the most prominent and abundant is the so-called ahu moai. This type of ahu, named after incorporating the moai statues on its platform, constitutes the most characteristic construction of classical Easter Island architecture.
The ahu were usually adjacent to the marae or main central court where ceremonies took place, though on Easter Island, ahu and moai evolved to much greater size. There the marae is the unpaved plaza before the ahu. The biggest ahu is 220 m (720 ft) and holds 15 statues, some of which are 9 m (30 ft) high.
Largest moai once erect: Location: Ahu Te Pito Kura, Named "Paro" Height: 32.63 feet (9.80 meters) Weight: approximately 82 tons (74.39 metric tons) Largest moai fallen while being erected:
