obelisk
Example Sentences
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It’s also been home to the Luxor Obelisk for nearly 200 years.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024
Milei's win brought flag-waving crowds on Sunday night out to the Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires, a traditional rallying point for supporters to cheer election or soccer wins.
From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023
In this relief from the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Assyrian king Shalmaneser III is shown receiving tribute from Jehu, the king of Israel, bowing before him.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
By never veering from its recipe, Obelisk remains a top draw in D.C.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023
The lateral columns of hieroglyphics on the London Obelisk are the work of Rameses II., who lived about two centuries after Thothmes III., and ascended the throne about 1300 B.C.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by King, James
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