obelisk
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The obelisk was displaced to Paris, certainly, and the Rosetta Stone, also hitherto neglected in situ, went to Britain.
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
It would have been much easier and faster to bring the obelisk to the river if we had taken my suggestion and rolled it there.
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
The idea to transport imposing obelisks to Paris came about at the turn of the 19th century, during Napoleon Bonaparte’s military campaign in Egypt.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The priests were standing near a field of ancient obelisks, or stelae, which date from the 4th Century.
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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