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Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. [3] This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. [1] [2] The list does not include modern or pre-modern pseudo-Egyptian obelisks, such as the numerous Egyptian-style obelisks commissioned by Roman Emperors.
List of Egyptian obelisks; List of modern obelisks; List of obelisks in Rome This page was last edited on 21 January 2022, at 14:41 (UTC). Text is available under ...
Obelisks were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, and played a vital role in their religion placing them in pairs at the entrance of the temples.The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveler, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects.
Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian obelisks" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abgig obelisk;
Cairo, Egyptian Museum Black granite Yes 140 130 [15] [16] [17] 13 Merneferre Ay: South Saqqara, Pyramid of Merneferre Ay Cairo, Egyptian Museum Black granite Yes 83 85 [18] [19] 13 Southern South Saqqara pyramid: Cairo, Egyptian Museum Black granite No 156 145 (slp) [16] [20] [21] Second Intermediate Period (c. 1759 – 1539 BC) 17: Intef V
The unfinished obelisk in its quarry at Aswan, 1990. The obelisk and wider quarry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" (despite the quarry site being neither Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae). [2]
List of Egyptian obelisks; R. List of obelisks in Rome This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 03:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The city of Rome harbours thirteen ancient obelisks, the most in the world.There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number of more modern obelisks; there was also until 2005 an ancient Ethiopian obelisk in Rome.