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These obelisks are now dispersed around the world, and fewer than half of them remain in Egypt. The earliest temple obelisk still in its original position is the 68-foot (20.7 m) 120-metric-ton (130-short-ton) [9] red granite Obelisk of Senusret I of the Twelfth Dynasty at Al-Matariyyah in modern Heliopolis. [10]
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It is nearly one-third larger than the largest ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected (the Lateran Obelisk in Rome); if finished it would have measured around 41.75 metres (137.0 ft) [6] and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes (1,200 short tons), a weight equal to about 200 African elephants.
The obelisks were originally made in Heliopolis (modern Cairo) during the New Kingdom period, inscribed by the 18th dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III and 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. In 13/12 BCE they were moved to the Caesareum of Alexandria by the prefect of Egypt Publius Rubrius Barbarus. [ 1 ]
The obelisk stands in front of the hotel, a pyramid-shaped hotel along The Strip: Endicott, Triple Cities, New York: United States: 1975: An obelisk stands in front of radio talk show host Clint Ferro's boyhood home [citation needed] Monumen Nasional: Merdeka Square, Jakarta: Indonesia: 137 449 1975
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The unfinished obelisk is nearly one-third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 41.75 metres (137.0 ft) [ 1 ] and would have weighed nearly 1,090 tonnes (1,200 short tons).