Mark 13:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

What manner of stones - The stones here referred to were those used in the building of the temple, and the walls on the sides of Mount Moriah, on which the temple stood. The temple was constructed of white marble, and the blocks were of a prodigious size. Josephus says that these stones were, some of them, 50 feet long, 24 feet broad, and 16 feet in thickness.

Mark 13:1

1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!