Obelisk Collection

Obelisk, Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey
Obelisk in the Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey. circa 1870

Moving Cleopatras Needle, Cairo, Egypt. It was one of three which went to London, Paris and New York respectively during the 19th century. circa 1870

Moving Cleopatras Needle, Egypt -- it was one of three which went to London, Paris and New York respectively during the 19th century. circa 1870

Obelisk at Karnak, Egypt. circa 1870

St Peters Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy
St Peters Basilica with its iconic dome, viewed from St Peters Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy. early 21st century

Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy

Piazza del Popolo and obelisk, Rome, Italy

Cleopatras Needle in silhouette
Cleopatras Needle situated on the Victoria Embankment, London, watched over by the sphinx. The artist describes it rather poignantly as That Sad Stone. Date: 1926

Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. late 19th century

St Peters, Vatican, Rome, Italy
St Peter s, Vatican, Rome, Italy

Pantheon, Rome, Italy. late 19th century

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 / 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

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

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

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