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  • #31
    Originally posted by DAMNTHEWEATHER View Post
    Wont be long M. This one is the longest ever ancient obelisk.....but when they (the Egyptians)
    just about had it done they found a weakness in the stone and it was left in situ.

    The unfinished obelisk is the largest known ancient obelisk and is located in the northern region of the stone quarries of ancient Egypt in Aswan (Assuan), Egypt. Archaeologists claim the pharaoh known as Hatshepsut sanctioned its construction. It is nearly one third larger than any ancient Egyptian obelisk ever erected. If finished it would have measured around 42 m (approximately 137 feet) and would have weighed nearly 1,200 tons.
    amazing! when you think how they would had brought it to an upright position

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    • #32
      Mount Jerome
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      • #33
        Originally posted by Suzieq View Post
        Love the pic. Reminds me of when i was in paris for the New year 2001 with a pal.

        This is a great thread - keep it up!!
        It's here by default lol.....but it's a real interesting subject when ye get into it SQ.
        We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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        • #34
          Originally posted by bigby View Post
          amazing! when you think how they would had brought it to an upright position
          Astonishing when you read how they did it, and how many slaves they had polishing it and the tools they used......absolutely amazing.
          We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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          • #35
            Originally posted by jeangenie View Post
            Mount Jerome
            Another nice one JG....Was thinking about the lines and style of the O'Connell monument and the round towers in general....although not obelisks they are not too far removed.
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            • #36
              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).
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              • #37
                Originally posted by bigby View Post
                so where and when was the first one built?

                and how many are there in Ireland?
                Heliopolis 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.
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                • #38
                  Originally posted by DAMNTHEWEATHER View Post
                  It's here by default lol.....but it's a real interesting subject when ye get into it SQ.
                  I agree really love this thread.
                  UP THE DUBS!!!

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by DAMNTHEWEATHER View Post
                    Heliopolis 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.
                    Well all i can say is this is truly amazing.
                    UP THE DUBS!!!

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                    • #40
                      This makes very good reading and is as accurate as Wiki has ever been;
                      We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by Suzieq View Post
                        Well all i can say is this is truly amazing.
                        How they ever went from what they were to what they are today is beyond me.

                        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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                        • #42
                          A wonderful example of an ancient Egyptian Obelisk. But where is it ?.
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                          • #43
                            Rome ?

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                            • #44
                              carnak ?
                              Here Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!

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                              • #45
                                Here Yar................
                                The temple at Luxor dedicated to the Sun God Amon and built by Amenophis III and Ramesses II, to the complex at Karnak you can see the power and money that went into this ancient site.
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