Top 10 Ancient Egyptian Obelisks
Ten distinct ancient Egyptian obelisks: Lateran, Vatican, Flaminio, Montecitorio, Luxor in Paris, Cleopatra Needles in London and New York, Theodosius in Istanbul, the remaining monument at Luxor Temple and Senusret …
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Ten distinct ancient Egyptian obelisks: Lateran, Vatican, Flaminio, Montecitorio, Luxor in Paris, Cleopatra Needles in London and New York, Theodosius in Istanbul, the remaining monument at Luxor Temple and Senusret I in Heliopolis. Licensed documentary photographs show the actual monuments in their present surroundings. This is a selection, not a ranking by height or age.
Lateran Obelisk: Szilas; Public domain (author dedication); https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lateran_obelisk_2013.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lateran_obelisk_2013.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Vatican Obelisk: Burkhard Mücke; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vatican_Obelisk%2C_2017.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Flaminio Obelisk: Krzysztof Golik (1987–) Alternative names pseudonym : Tournasol7 Description Polish Wikimedian and free-license photographer Date of birth 16 April 1987 Location of birth Świecie Authority file : Q51955005 creator QS:P170,Q51955005; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flaminio_Obelisk_on_the_Piazza_del_Popolo.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Montecitorio Obelisk: Adrian Pingstone ( Arpingstone ); Public domain (author dedication); https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obelisk_of_montecitorio_arp.jpg; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obelisk_of_montecitorio_arp.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Luxor Obelisk in Paris: Marek Mróz; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2018-06_Paris_%2844%29.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Cleopatra Needle in London: Bartholomeus Thoth; CC0 1.0; https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleopatra%27s_Needle_-_London_2016.JPG; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Cleopatra Needle in New York: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ).; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cleopatra%27s_Needle%2C_New_York_1.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Obelisk of Theodosius: Radosław Botev; CC BY 3.0 pl; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obelisk_of_Theodosius_Istanbul.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Obelisk at Luxor Temple: Marc Ryckaert; CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luxor_Temple_Obelisk_R01.jpg; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
Obelisk of Senusret I: Didia (David Schmid); CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Obelisk-SesostrisI-Heliopolis.JPG; resized and fitted to portrait frame; derived image retains the source license.
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