Obelisk Collection (page 7)

Istanbul, Turkey - Sultanahmet Mosque & Walled Obelisk
Istanbul, Turkey - Sultanahmet Mosque and the 10th century Walled Obelisk. Built by the Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus, it was originally covered with gilded bronze plaques

Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - raised to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, which took place on June 17th, 1775

Dover, Delaware, USA - Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church, South State and Water Streets, Dover, Delaware, USA - erected in 1734. In the foreground is the Bonwill Family Obelisk. Date: circa 1920s

Blue Mosque and Obelisk of Thutmose III
The Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

Wold meteorite landing site
Pen and ink sketch showing an obelisk marking the landing site of the Wold Meteorite, Yorkshire, 1812. Image from the Sowerby Collection by Gerrit van Spaendonck

SPAIN. Garray. Celtiberian and Roman archaeological

Turkey - Istanbul - Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)
Turkey - Istanbul - View of the Roman Hippodrome and Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) (on left - rear) Date: circa 1920

St. Peters Place, the obelisk, Rome, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Stoodley Pike at Eastwood, Lancashire
Stoodley Pike which dominates the moors above Todmorden, West Yorkshire - a bunch of chaps are sitting at the base of the obelisk

Obelisk at Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1910s

Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III - Istanbul
The Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

York - Yorkshire Regiment Boer War Memorial Date: circa 1908

Istanbul - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque & Hippodrome
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque, a view including the Hippodrome. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

Obelisks of the Hippodrome, Istanbul. These are the Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

Obelisk in Rome
The ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. which now stands between the double colonnade in St. Peters Square, Rome. Date: 1930s

Rome / The Vatican
The Dome of St. Peters and the Vatican, Rome, Italy, with the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in 37 A.D. Date: 1930s

Rome / St. Peters Square
St. Peters Square, Rome, Italy, with the Dome of St. Peters (Vatican) behind and the ancient Egyptian obelisk which Emperor Caligula had brought from Heliopolis in Date: 1930s

Flaminian Obelisk
The Flaminian Obelisk (Obelisco Flaminio), Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy, which originally stood in the Sun Temple at Heliopolis, the capital of ancient Egypt. Date: 1930s

Avenida Roque Saenz Pena - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Avenida Roque Saenz Pena (also known as Diagonal Norte) - a main artery in the San Nicolas quarter of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Blue Mosque, Istanbul and the Hippodrome
The Blue Mosque (The Sultan Ahmed Mosque - designed by royal architect Sedefhar Mehmet Aga, a pupil of Sinan), Istanbul (Constantinople) and the Hippodrome

ST PETERs / 18TH C
A view of San Pietro / St Peters and the Vatican in the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760

Place de la Concorde at Night
A view of Place de la Concorde at Night

Statue below the Juche Tower, Pyongyang, North Korea
A statue depicting three members of the proletariat, one with a hammer, one with a sickle and one with a writing brush (an idealised worker, a peasant and a " working intellectual" )

Argentina - Buenos Aires - The Obelisk. Photo (40/40) from a fold-out set

Argentina - Buenos Aires - Avenida 9 de Julio

Memorial to the Battle of Plassey, West Bengal, India
Memorial obelisk to the Battle of Plassey (23 June 1757), West Bengal, India. The battle established British rule in India for the next 90 years. It took place at Palashi, West Bengal

Mestni Square and St Nicholas Cathedral, Ljubljana, Slovenia
View of Mestni Square with an obelisk fountain and the twin towers and green dome of St Nicholas Cathedral in Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia

Piazza del Popolo and obelisk, Rome, Italy
View of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, with the Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II from Heliopolis (known as the Obelisco Flaminio) in the centre, brought to Rome in 10 BC

Granite quarry, Aswan, Egypt
Granite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Temple of Karnak, obelisk erected by Queen Hatshepsut seen through a doorway. Photograph by Lionel Coates

Constantinople - Sultan Ahmet I Mosque
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - The Blue Mosque, viewed from the Hippodrome. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

Two Monuments of London
Illustration showing the obelisk, Cleopatras Needle on the Thames Embankment in Central London with the Hotel Cecil in the background

The Sultan Ahmet Camii Mosque
Constantinople - The Sultan Ahmet Mosque - The Blue Mosque. The Mosque has six minarets. Completed in 1616 - architect Mehmet Aga

The Egyptian Obelisk before the Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet I Mosque - six minarets) looms large behind the Egyptian Obelisk (the Obelisk of Theodosius) which is covered in hieroglyphs

Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk
The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at

Obelisk of Theodosius
The Obelisk of Theodosius, standing close to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul

Bas-relief depicting the raising of an obelisk
A bas-relief from the Mosque of Sultan Ahmed, depicting the raising of an obelisk at Constantinople

Naseby, Northamptonshire
Obelisk on the battlefield of Naseby, Northamptonshire, where on 14 July 1645 Cromwell and Fairfax inflicted a decisive defeat on the Royalist army of Charles I

English Cemetery - Uskudar (Scutari)
The English Cemetery at Scutari (Uskudar)

The Obelisk of Theodosius - Constantinople
The Egyptian obelisk of Thutmose III (1549 - 1503 BC) - originally from Deir el Bahri opposite Thebes in Upper Egypt to commemorate campaigns in Syria

The Obelisk Ship Cleopatra off Gravesend, 1878
Engraving showing the obelisk ship Cleopatra off Gravesend, Kent, nearing the end of its voyage from Egypt in 1878. The Cleopatra was a cylinder ship built around Cleopatras Needle

The Raising of Cleopatras Needle in London, 1878
Engraving showing four scenes during the raising of the Cleopatras Needle, an ancient Egyptian obelisk, on the Victoria Thames Embankment, London, 1878

Rolling the Obelisk Ship Cleopatra down the Alexandra Beac
Engraving showing the obelisk ship Cleopatra, containing Cleopatras Needle, down the Caesarium Beach at Alexandria, Egypt, 1878

The Obelisk Ship Cleopatra, Westminster, 1878
Engraving showing the Obelisk ship Cleopatra, with Cleopatras Needle aboard, off Westminster Bridge, London, 1878

The Voyage of Cleopatras Needle to England, 1878
Engraving showing the obelisk ship Cleopatra (nearest) and its tug, in the background, crossing the Bay of Biscay on passage from Egypt to London, 1878

Voyage of the Obelisk Ship Cleopatra to London, 1878
Series of engravings showing features of the journey of Cleopatras Needle, the ancient Egyptian obelisk, from Egypt to London in 1878

Aya Sofya in Moonlight - Constantinople
The Hagia Sophia Mosque in Moonlight with the Hippodrome (and associated obelisks) in the foreground

Daviess Portable Fire Escape, Blackfriars, London, 1849
Engraving showing a portable fire escape, designed by Mr. Davies and used by the Royal Society for Protection of Life from Fire, stationed at the Obelisk, Blackfriars Road, London, 1849

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