This is 3D animation created by Global Data (previous videos) comparing the sizes of various monuments around the world, both ancient and modern. It begins with the Moai statue heads carved on Easter Island, and ends with the mountaintop Machu Picchu. And, if you were wondering if the video includes

Presumably as a high-five to the nation’s first president, Thor struck the Washington Monument with a lightning bolt Sunday night, taking out the structure’s elevator and forcing its closure for a day. And this person captured the electrifying moment on their camera. Per someone else there: “Ooooh I missed it!”