place

Unfinished obelisk

Ancient Egyptian obelisksArchaeological sites in EgyptAswanBuildings and structures completed in the 15th century BCOpen-air museums in Egypt
Unfinished sculptures
Obelisco inacabado, Asuán, Egipto, 2022 04 01, DD 153
Obelisco inacabado, Asuán, Egipto, 2022 04 01, DD 153

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, Egypt. It was studied in detail by Reginald Engelbach in 1922. The obelisk and wider quarry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 along with other examples of Upper Egyptian architecture, as part of the "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae" (despite the quarry site being neither Nubian, nor between Abu Simbel and Philae).

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Unfinished obelisk (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Unfinished obelisk
East Al Bandr Street,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Unfinished obeliskContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 24.076889 ° E 32.89545 °
placeShow on map

Address

East Al Bandr Street
81521
Aswan, Egypt
mapOpen on Google Maps

Obelisco inacabado, Asuán, Egipto, 2022 04 01, DD 153
Obelisco inacabado, Asuán, Egipto, 2022 04 01, DD 153
Share experience

Nearby Places