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The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite [3] stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.
21 Αυγ 2018 · The central towering obelisk of Axum is believed to be 1,700 years old. It is made of granite and weighs 160 tons. Its ornamentation consists of two false doors at the monument's base and a window-like decoration on the obelisk's all sides.
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21 Νοε 2011 · Discover Obelisk of Axum in Aksum, Ethiopia: Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.
Formerly the heart of the Axumite empire that spanned for nearly one thousand years, Axum is home to a 24-metre megalith surrounded by a ring of smaller Obelisks.
Today, the former imperial capital at Aksum contains some of the best-preserved examples of Aksumite-style architecture, including stelae from the third and fourth centuries, and obelisks, royal tombs, and palaces dating from the sixth and seventh centuries.
