Don Moderator/Admin Team Member


Posts: 748 Locality: Virginia, USA Joined: 2007-06-29
 | Subject: The Beagle Log, 3 October 2007 - Obelisks Wed 3 Oct 2007 - 0:30 | |
| Last year I was downtown and snapped a few pictures. Below is a famous landmark. What monument is this? A few weeks ago, there was a show on cable TV about moving the Vatican Obelisk . Very interesting.What other obelisks can you name? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don
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Gillian Moderator/Admin Team Member


 Posts: 1160 Locality: CHESHIRE, UK /Quesada, España Joined: 2007-06-11
 | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 October 2007 - Obelisks Wed 3 Oct 2007 - 13:18 | |
| Hola Don! I am sorry to say that I have no idea about the name of this monument. However, in answer to your request for other obelisks I immediately thought of Cleopatra's Needle on the banks of the Thames. Then I thought I had better check the meaning of 'obelisk' in the dictionary. There I am told it is a '4 sided stone column tapering to a pyramid at the top'. From memory I believe Cleopatra's Needle fits the bill but I am not certain. Can anyone confirm this please? Hasta luego, Gillian |
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Don Moderator/Admin Team Member


Posts: 748 Locality: Virginia, USA Joined: 2007-06-29
 | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 October 2007 - Obelisks Wed 3 Oct 2007 - 22:22 | |
| The picture is of the Washington Monument. It is a prominent fixture on the DC skyline. It is located on the Mall, halfway between the Capital Building and the Lincoln Memorial. There normally is a wait to go to the top. My wife and I have been to the top once. It was in February, gale force winds, and most important – no lines. Gillian, Cleopatra's Needle is indeed an obelisk. There are apparently only 30 Egyptian obelisks remaining in the world. See Obelisk of the World This site identifies the Washington Monument as "obelisk-shaped" rather then an "authentic" obelisk. Interesting :shrug]: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don
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maxine Moderator/Admin Team Member


Posts: 2978 Locality: Lancashire Joined: 2006-11-15
 | Subject: Re: The Beagle Log, 3 October 2007 - Obelisks Wed 3 Oct 2007 - 23:00 | |
| Don that is a wonderful photo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maxine Friendship~ Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. - Oprah Winfrey
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