At least the pillars of the building stood for the first time on July 16, 1949.
Today, a pillar stands to mark the site of the old bridge.
Nor will that pillar stand if one side is heavier than the other.
The hall itself was demolished in 1951, leaving only two pillars standing.
Some pillars still stand in all their glory but others have crumbled down.
Not all the pillars still stood, and only two or three capstones, but the original look of the place was clear.
At another place, Höfði, the pillars stand in the lake water.
A thousand pillars rise where no pillar has stood before.
There were two pillars standing, one on either hand, as if they guarded some portal.
Three pillars stand inside the Kaaba, with a small altar set between one and the other two.