The Walled Obelisk or Masonry Obelisk (Turkish: Örme Dikilitaş) is a Roman monument in the form of an obelisk in the former Hippodrome of Constantinople...

An obelisk (/ˈɒbəlɪsk/; from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós) 'spit, nail, pointed pillar') is a tall, slender, tapered...

great column stood up in 32 days." List of Egyptian obelisks Walled Obelisk Labib Habachi, The Obelisks of Egypt, skyscrapers of the past, American University...

Hippodrome in 2005, with the Walled Obelisk in the foreground and the Obelisk of Thutmose III on the right The base of the Obelisk of Thutmose III showing...

of Marcian Bucoleon Palace Horses of Saint Mark Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Palace of Lausus Cistern of Philoxenos Palace of...

harbours thirteen ancient obelisks, the most in the world. There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number...

the progressive decline in Byzantium's military fortunes, the gates were walled up and reduced in size in the later Palaiologan period, and the complex...

The Luxor Obelisks (French: Obélisques de Louxor) are a pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000 years old, carved to stand either side of the portal...

autumn of that year, and is now known as the Lateran Obelisk. The obelisk that would become the Obelisk of Theodosius remained in Alexandria until 390, when...

jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Heraclea). In 390 an Egyptian granite obelisk, taken from Heliopolis, was erected on the hippodrome of Constantinople...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

The Flaminio Obelisk (Italian: Obelisco Flaminio) is one of the thirteen ancient obelisks in Rome, Italy. It is located in the Flaminio quarter on Piazza...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed...

urban area of the city until the advent of the Republic of Turkey—the core Walled City was always Istambul for the Ottomans. According to Eldem Edhem, who...

Istanbul. The Eastern Roman Empire had its naval headquarters there, and walls were built along the shoreline to protect the city of Constantinople from...

Elephant and Obelisk is a statue of an elephant carrying an obelisk, designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was unveiled in 1667 in the...

features. It eventually became very elaborate, with temples, statues and obelisks and other forms of art, though the addition of these multiple adornments...

The Obelisk of Montecitorio (Italian: Obelisco di Montecitorio), also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psamtik II (595–589...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

pylons. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon. In addition to standard vertical grooves on the exterior face of a pylon wall which were designed...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

of Ahmed III Hippodrome of Constantinople Serpent Column Obelisk of Theodosius Walled Obelisk German Fountain Basilica Cistern Milion Grand Bazaar Spice...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

Needles are a separated pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks now in London and New York City. The obelisks were originally made in Heliopolis (modern Cairo)...

Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Theodosius Milion Obelisk of Theodosius Serpent Column Walled Obelisk Fountains Fountain of Ahmed III Fountain of Ahmed...

impetus for the construction of the Cistern of Mocius and the Anastasian Wall.: 124  This fortification ran between the Black Sea in the north to the Propontis...

The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United...

Obelisk Monument, also known as the Siege Monument, is a commemorative edifice built in Srirangapatna in the Indian state of Karnataka. It marks the memory...