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![A lonely tree provides light relief from the sweltering heat.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/Aswan/IMG_4402.jpg "A lonely tree provides light relief from the sweltering heat.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt] (2578 visits) A lonely tree provides light relief from the sweltering heat.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt...")
A lonely tree provides light relief from the sweltering heat. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]
A lonely tree provides light relief from the sweltering heat. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]
Had it been finished, it would have been the largest in Egypt, weighing approx. 1,200 tonnes and about 130 ft. high. [Unfinishe
Had it been finished, it would have been the largest in Egypt, weighing approx. 1,200 tonnes and about 130 ft. high. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]![Just south of Aswan, lies this ancient granite quarry with its unfinished obelisk.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/Aswan/DSC_0871.jpg "Just south of Aswan, lies this ancient granite quarry with its unfinished obelisk.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt] (2641 visits) Just south of Aswan, lies this ancient granite quarry with its unfinished obelisk.
[Unfinished Obel...")
Just south of Aswan, lies this ancient granite quarry with its unfinished obelisk. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]
Just south of Aswan, lies this ancient granite quarry with its unfinished obelisk. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]![Still partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]](../../../galleries/Egypt/Aswan/DSC_0880.jpg "Still partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made.
[Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt] (2300 visits) Still partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made.
[Unfinish...")
Still partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]
Still partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]
This gigantic obelisk dating back to the New Kingdom era and was abandoned when a crack was noticed along its body. [Unfinish
This gigantic obelisk dating back to the New Kingdom era and was abandoned when a crack was noticed along its body. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]
Wooden wedges were driven to release the stone from its bed. The wooden wedges were expanded by pouring water around them. [U
Wooden wedges were driven to release the stone from its bed. The wooden wedges were expanded by pouring water around them. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]