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The Obelisk of Axum is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in ...
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Historical landmark in Axum, Ethiopia
The Obelisk of Axum is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre tall phonolite stele, weighing 160 tonnes, in the city of Axum in Ethiopia. It is ornamented with two false doors at the base and features decorations resembling windows on all sides. The obelisk ends in a semi-circular top, which used to be enclosed by metal frames.
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Axum is home to a 24-metre megalith surrounded by a ring of smaller Obelisks. Built in the 4th century by King Ezana, the 160 tonne monument had stood in place ...
The Obelisk of Axum was built to mark the grave of a king. It was intended to show the power and wealth of the kings.
In an expansive field on Aksum's northern edge stand the ancient city's most renowned surviving monuments, a group of memorial obelisks, or stelae, ...
Apr 8, 2021 · The obelisk was “discovered” by Italian soldiers in late 1935, half-buried and broken into three pieces. Weighing 160 tonnes and measuring 24 ...
The largest standing obelisk rises to a height of over 23 meters and is exquisitely carved to represent a nine-storey building of the Aksumites. It stands at ...
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today signed the contract with Lattanzi SRL construction company to begin the re-erection of the Aksum obelisk.
The Obelisk of Axum (የአክሱም ሐውልት) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre-tall (79-feet) phonolite stele/obelisk, weighing 160 tonnes, in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.
This Replica of the Obelisk of Aksum, or Axum, is a hand-carved ivory model of a 70 foot tall ancient stele found in Aksum, in modern-day Ethiopia.
The obelisk they took was the second largest obelisk in Axum which had fallen over at some time in its history and had broken into five large pieces. After ...