obelisk

one passes under pyramids and obelisks, all on a heroic scale.

The Middle Kingdom (12th dynasty) added obelisks and pylons, and the New Kingdom (18th dynasty) hypostyle halls.

The ancient obelisk stood tall in the city square.

The obelisk was covered in hieroglyphics.

Tourists gathered around the obelisk to take photos.

The obelisk was a symbol of power and authority.

The obelisk was brought to the museum for preservation.

The obelisk was believed to have mystical powers.

The obelisk was erected to honor a great leader.

The obelisk cast a long shadow in the afternoon sun.

The obelisk was made of solid granite.

The obelisk was a popular landmark in the city.

'Ultimately it's probably no bad thing to have Egyptian obelisks and stones and statues sprinkled all over the world.

These are called 'obelisks', a Greek word meaning something like 'little spear'.

At Pengbuxi, the towers stood like obelisks dropped from a ceramic blue sky.

There, she erected twin 100-ft tall obelisks which, at the time, were the tallest in the world.

In some of our own cities you can still see obelisks that people brought back from Egypt.

In a subtle nod, Dr Wonkam has a miniature of the obelisk on a shelf in his office.

This grand entry was marked with a pair of soaring obelisks.

An obelisk in the town of Victory celebrates two of the biggest.

The fountain lay before her, the lakes, the temple, and far away on the last spur, a glittering obelisk.

We evolved to standing on top of an obelisk, standing on top of a mountainside, standing on top of boxes.