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  2. Obelisk - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. List of modern obelisks - Wikipedia

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    An obelisk-shape structure built to commemorate the Organisation of Islamic Conference. Luxor Hotel: Las Vegas, Nevada: United States: The obelisk stands in front of the hotel, a pyramid-shaped hotel along The Strip: Endicott, Triple Cities, New York: United States: 1975

  4. List of Egyptian obelisks - Wikipedia

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    The largest known obelisk, the unfinished obelisk, was never erected and was discovered in its original quarry. 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 ...

  5. Obelisk of Axum - Wikipedia

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    The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite [3] stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.

  6. List of largest monoliths - Wikipedia

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    Great Stele, King Ezana's Stele, Obelisk of Axum: Stelae Axum, Ethiopia: The stelae were moved about 2.6 miles (4.2 km). [26] King Ezana's stele and the "Obelisk" of Axum were among seven such monuments set up in Axum in the 4th century AD. The Great Stele was never successfully erected and broke into pieces at its present site. 400 t [27]

  7. Oblisco Capitale - Wikipedia

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    The Oblisco Capitale is a megatall skyscraper currently approved in the New Administrative Capital of the Republic of Egypt.Announced in 2018 as part of the Egypt Vision 2030, the tower aims to surpass the height of the Burj Khalifa, targeting a proposed height of 1000 meters.

  8. Alabama city removes Confederate statue without warning - AOL

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    The city of Birmingham removed a towering obelisk after another statue was toppled by protesters. Virginia's governor has decided to remove a huge statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, ...

  9. List of obelisks - Wikipedia

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    List of obelisks in Rome This page was last edited on 21 January 2022, at 14:41 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

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