- An
obelisk (/ˈɒbəlɪsk/; from
Ancient Gr**** ὀβελίσκος (obelískos),
diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós) ' spit, nail,
pointed pillar') is a tall, slender, tapered...
- Look up
obelisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
obelisk is a tall, four-sided monument.
Obelisk may also
refer to:
Obelisk Beach, a
beach in New...
- An
obelisk is a
microscopic genetic element that
consists of a type of
infectious agent composed of RNA.
Described as a "viroid-like element", they consist...
- The
Luxor Obelisks (French: Obélisques de Louxor) are a pair of
ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000
years old,
carved to
stand either side of the portal...
- 076889°N 32.895450°E / 24.076889; 32.895450 The
unfinished obelisk is the
largest known ancient obelisk [citation needed] and is
located in the
northern region...
- 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)...
- The
Vatican Obelisk is an
Egyptian obelisk, one of the
thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. This
obelisk is
located in St. Peter's Square, in
Vatican City...
- the
first Pope. At the
centre of the
square is the
Vatican obelisk, an
ancient Egyptian obelisk erected at the
current site in 1586. Gian
Lorenzo Bernini...
- The
Pantheon obelisk or
Obelisco Macuteo is an
Egyptian obelisk in Rome in
Piazza della Rotonda in
front of the
Pantheon on a fountain. It is one of the...
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Egypt to
transport obelisks from the
quarry to
their destination.
Fifteen centuries later, the
Romans used
ships to
transport obelisks across the Mediterranean...
