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Obelisks (from Ancient Greek ὀβελίσκος obeliskos), meaning "pointed pillar" are tall four-sided monuments with a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the apex, quarried in one piece from a single stone. Obelisks were prominently placed in pairs at the entrance of temples by the Ancient Egyptians.
30 Αυγ 2024 · Obelisk, tapered monolithic pillar, originally erected in pairs at the entrances of ancient Egyptian temples. The Egyptian obelisk was carved from a single piece of stone, usually red granite from the quarries at Aswān. It was designed to be wider at its square or rectangular base than at its
5 Σεπ 2024 · Usually made of granite, obelisks are square in cross section and taper slightly as they rise toward an apex topped by a small pyramid, or pyramidion, as the Greeks called it.
In the middle of the eastern half is a large hole called a Pit Shaft or Perring's Shaft. The uppermost part may have ancient origins, about 2 m (6.6 ft) squared in width and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in depth, diagonally aligned with the chamber. Caviglia and Salt enlarged it to the depth of about 3 m (9.8 ft). [165]
Three pillars (some erroneously report two) stand inside the Kaaba, with a small altar or table set between one and the other two. Lamp -like objects (possible lanterns or crucible censers ) hang from the ceiling.
The bottom of the iron columns are connected to ground water below the monument via four large copper rods that pass through a 2-foot (0.6 m) square well half filled with sand in the center of the foundation.
Egyptian stelae originated during the first dynasty as burial markers in the necropolis at Abydos, in the form of round-topped stone pillars inscribed with the king’s name and stone slabs with the names and titles of his officials. Later examples were either freestanding, set into the walls of architectural features or carved into rock outcrops.
