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Existing Egyptian Obelisks : This
list details obelisks have survived to this day and their current location. |
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year* |
erected by |
original location |
current location |
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1950 B.C.- |
Sesostris I, 12th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
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1520 B.C.- |
Tuthomosis I, 18th Dynasty |
Karnak, Egypt |
Karnak, Egypt |
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Hatshepsut, 18th Dynasty |
Karnak, Egypt |
Karnak, Egypt |
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1500 B.C.- |
Tuthomosis III, 18th Dynasty |
Karnak, Egypt |
Istanbul, Turkey |
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Tuthomosis III, 18th Dynasty |
Karnak, Egypt |
Laterano, Rome, Italy |
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Tuthomosis III, 18th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
London, U.K. |
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Tuthomosis III, 18th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
New York, U.S.A |
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1300 B.C.- |
Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Luxor, Egypt |
Luxor, Egypt |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Luxor, Egypt |
Paris, France |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Piazza della Rotunda, Rome, Italy |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Villa Celimontana, Rome, Italy |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Viale delle Terme, Rome, Italy |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Florence, Italy |
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Ramesses II, 19th Dynasty |
Tanis, Egypt |
El Ghezira, Cairo, Egypt |
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1200 B.C.- |
Sethos II, 19th Dynasty |
Karnak, Egypt |
Karnak, Egypt |
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600 B.C.- |
Psammetikos II, 26th Dynasty |
Heliopolis, Egypt |
Monte Citorio, Rome, Italy |
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Apries, 26th Dynasty |
Sais, Egypt |
Piazza della Minerva, Rome, Italy |
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150 B.C.- |
Ptolemy VII |
Aswan, Egypt |
Kingston Lacy, Dorcet, U.K. |
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A.D. 10- |
Augustus, 1st Roman Emperor |
Alexandria, Egypt |
Piazza di San Pietro, Vatican |
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unknown |
unknown |
Piazza dell'Esquilino, Rome, Italy (1) |
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unknown |
unknown |
Piazza del Quirinale, Rome, Italy (2) |
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A.D. 90- |
Domitian, 10th Roman Emperor |
unknown |
Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy (3) |
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A.D. 120- |
Hadrian, 13th Roman Emperor |
unknown |
Trinita dei Monti(Spanish Steps), Rome, Italy (4) |
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Hadrian, 13th Roman Emperor |
unknown |
Monte Pincio, Rome, Italy (5) |
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(1)(2): In the latter half of the first century, the two
obelisks were relocated from Egypt to the ruins of the Mausoleum of Augustus. |
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(3): It once stood near Piazza del Colosseo in Rome. |
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(4): Where the obelisk was first erected in Rome is
unknown. |
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(5): The obelisk was first brought to Rome and
reerected at a mortuary temple of Antinous, a friend of
Hadrian, in Rome but its location is unknown. |
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*: The dates for the Egyptian Dynasties are estimates
because there is no consensus among scholars
on
the exact chronology. |
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