Massive, bulky and heavy.
By whom was the Tower of Babel erected, and why?
By the descendants of Noe's three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth; they were extremely numerous, and dwelt in the land of Sennaar; becoming ambitious of distinguishing themselves, they set about building a tower whose summit might reach to heaven. Sennaar was the original name of the country about Babylon.
Descendants, those descended from a particular person or family.
What remarkable event followed their foolish pride?
The Almighty suddenly frustrated their purpose by confusing their language and causing them all to express their words by different sounds; hence arose the numbers of different languages spoken by the nations of the earth; and thus what they imagined would be a monument of glory, was made an awful memento of their pride and folly.
Frustrated, prevented.
Monument, anything by which the memory of persons or things is preserved.
Memento, a hint to awaken the memory of anything; that which reminds.
What good effect did this event produce?