unfinished Obelisk
It is located in the northern part of a quarry there, located near Aswan on the eastern shore of the Nile and about 1 km east of the Nile River. The height of the obelisk would have reached about 7.41 meters, its cross-section at its base would have reached 2.4 meters by 2.4 metres, and its weight when completed would have reached about 1,168 tons.
- The pyramidal top of each obelisk is gilded or painted with a mixture of gold and silver, so that this layer of sacred metal reflects the sun’s rays above the temple when the sun’s rays fall on it.
Good to Know
Country
Egypt, Aswan
Age
4600 years
Languages spoken
Arabic - English