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Obelisk of Axum (Stele 2)

The Obelisk of Axum, also known as Stele 2, is a roughly 24-metre granite monument from the ancient Aksumite kingdom in...

Granite Pre Christian Ancient Aksumite Axum Ethiopia

9.2 Excellent

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Great Stele of Axum (Stele 1)

The Great Stele, also called Stele 1, is a monumental carved stone at the ancient Aksumite stelae field in Aksum, Ethiop...

Granite Ancient Aksumite Axum Ethiopia Fallen

9.2 Excellent

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Northern Obelisk of Hatshepsut (Karnak)

The Northern Obelisk of Hatshepsut is an ancient Egyptian red-granite monument at the Temple of Amun in Karnak, near mod...

Granite 18TH Dynasty Karnak Ancient Egyptian

9.2 Excellent

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Obelisk of Ramesses II (Luxor Temple)

The Obelisk of Ramesses II at Luxor Temple is a red-granite monument erected during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nine...

Granite Luxor In Situ Ancient Egyptian

9.2 Excellent

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Obelisk of Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano

The Obelisk of Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano is an ancient Egyptian red-granite obelisk displayed in the Lateran squar...

Granite Rome Karnak Ancient Egyptian

9.2 Excellent

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King Ezana's Stele

King Ezana's Stele is a carved stone monument in the northern stelae field at Axum, in present-day Ethiopia. It is assoc...

Granite Standing Ethiopia Axum

9.1 Excellent

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Minerva Obelisk

The Minerva Obelisk is a small ancient Egyptian obelisk in Piazza della Minerva beside the church of Santa Maria sopra M...

Granite Rome Ancient Egyptian Piazza Della Minerva

8.9 Great

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Obelisk of Senusret I

The Obelisk of Senusret I is a red-granite monolith erected for the Middle Kingdom ruler Senusret I of Egypt. It stands...

Granite Oldest Standing Ancient Egyptian 12TH Dynasty

8.8 Great

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Southern Obelisk of Hatshepsut (Karnak)

The Southern Obelisk of Hatshepsut is a red-granite obelisk erected at the temple complex of Karnak in ancient Thebes, m...

Granite 18TH Dynasty Karnak Ancient Egyptian

8.6 Great

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Cleopatra's Needle (Alexandria, original site)

Cleopatra’s Needle at Alexandria is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk that originally stood at Heliopolis and was late...

Granite Egypt Alexandria Ancient Egyptian

8.6 Great

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Stele 3 of Axum

An ancient carved granite stele at Aksum, Ethiopia, erected during the Aksumite kingdom period as a royal funerary monum...

Granite Standing Pre Christian Ancient Aksumite

8.5 Great

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Catania Obelisk

The Catania Obelisk is the granite obelisk set above the Fontana dell'Elefante in Piazza del Duomo, the main square of C...

Granite Roman Era Catania Piazza Del Duomo

8.3 Great

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Obelisk of Ramesses II (Turin)

The Obelisk of Ramesses II in Turin is an ancient Egyptian monument displayed at the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy. It wa...

Italy Granite Ancient Egyptian 19TH Dynasty

8.1 Great

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Munich Obelisk (Karolinenplatz)

The Munich Obelisk is a commemorative monument standing at Karolinenplatz in Munich, Germany. It was erected in the nine...

Germany European Cast Iron 1833

8.0 Great

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Schönbrunn Palace Obelisk

The Schönbrunn Palace Obelisk is a stone garden monument in the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. It was...

Austria European Garden Stone

8.0 Great

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Benevento Obelisk

The Benevento Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk preserved in Benevento, a city in southern Italy. Its hiero...

Granite Roman Era Benevento Domitian

7.9 Good

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Victory Monument (Minsk)

The Victory Monument is an obelisk in Victory Square in central Minsk, Belarus. Completed in 1954, it commemorates Sovie...

Soviet Era Granite 20TH Century World War Ii

7.8 Good

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Arles Obelisk

The Arles Obelisk is a granite monument in Arles, in southern France. It was made for the Roman circus of the ancient ci...

France Granite Circus Roman Era

7.7 Good

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Florence Obelisk at Piazza di Santa Maria Novella

The Florence Obelisk at Piazza di Santa Maria Novella is one of two marble obelisks standing at opposite ends of the squ...

Italy Renaissance European Granite

7.5 Good

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Helsinki Market Square Obelisk

The Helsinki Market Square Obelisk, also called the Stone of the Empress, is a red granite monument in Helsinki, Finland...

European 19TH Century Granite Finland

7.3 Good