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Originally posted by jeangenie View PostMount JeromeAttached FilesWe'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!
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Bit more about the biggest.........
Washington Monumental
At the time of its completion, it was the tallest building in the world, and it remains the tallest stone structure in the world. It is the tallest building in Washington, D.C.. TheHeights of Buildings Act of 1910 restricts new building heights to no more than 20 feet (6.1m) greater than the width of the adjacent street.
This monument is vastly taller than the obelisks around the capitals of Europe and in Egypt and Ethiopia, but ordinary antique obelisks were quarried as a monolithic block of stone, and were therefore seldom taller than approximately 100 feet (30 m).Attached FilesWe'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!
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Originally posted by bigby View Postso where and when was the first one built?
and how many are there in Ireland?Attached FilesWe'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!
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Originally posted by DAMNTHEWEATHER View PostHeliopolis Obelisk is in the park of Cairo's residential area.This is the oldest surviving obelisk (built in 20 century B.C.), within all the existing 30+ standing obelisks worldwide.UP THE DUBS!!!
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Originally posted by Suzieq View PostWell all i can say is this is truly amazing.
Obelisk;
A tall stone pillar tapering toward the top and having a square foundation and pyramidical tip. In Egypt, especially in the Eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties, it was a cult symbol of the sun god: in the morning, its tip was struck by the first rays of the sun. In addition, it's strong emphatic, directional shape represents the connectivity between the earth and the sky or sun. In ancient Egypt obelisks usually stood in pairs in front of temple entrances. Today, thirty obelisks are still standing or have been erected, about fourteen of which are in Rome (they were first consecrated by exorcism and crowned with a cross); only five obelisks are still standing in Egypt. Since the Renaissance, they have been a decorative Architectural component and are used today as a type of monument.We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!
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