obelisk
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Napoleon’s invasion failed, but the experts he sent in—draftsmen, scientists, archaeologists—found tantalizing glimpses of ancient wonders such as the Rosetta Stone and the Luxor obelisk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
At a time when the most exciting films were 10 seconds of a train, bored teenagers probably would go berserk at the chance to loiter near an obelisk.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
The 92-year-old Pistoletto's most famous work, Il Terzo Paradiso, comprises a three-metre-tall mirrored obelisk and a series of blocks tracing out the mathematical symbol for infinity in the sand.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Among the GEM showstoppers are a 3,200-year-old, 16m-long suspended obelisk of the powerful pharaoh, Ramesses II, and his massive 11m-high statue.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
When Gorringe gave the signal for his men to pull on the cables to turn Cleo, the bottom of the obelisk bumped against the crabs and it did not move an inch!
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
They’ve done it with the obsession of a pharaoh chipping away all mentions of his predecessors from obelisks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
While secondary to plants, built structures, such as an arbor, sculptural obelisks or a humble tipi, support wandering vines and furnish another layer of enclosure.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
One of the obelisks had been transported to Rome when Italy occupied Ethiopia in the 1930s.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023
A great builder, Ezana is also likely responsible for the construction of several obelisks.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
France took one of our obelisks in 1833.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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