Obelisk Collection (page 3)

Egypt: Cook cruise, at the heart of a walk, tourists pose in front of an obelisque that rises in the middle of an
LUX4778218 Egypt: Cook cruise, at the heart of a walk, tourists pose in front of an obelisque that rises in the middle of an orchard, 1900; (add.info.: Egypt: Cook cruise, at the heart of a walk)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris: Place de la accord avec son obelisque, 1875
LUX4702708 France, Ile-de-France, Paris: Place de la accord avec son obelisque, 1875; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris: Place de la accord avec son obelisque, 1875); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Pompey's Pillar 1, and the obelisk of Cleopatra 2. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco
FLO4721766 Pompey's Pillar 1, and the obelisk of Cleopatra 2. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia, Syria and Turkey, London 1816

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
3585559 Sir Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (1841 - 1904) Welsh-American, journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa

Sir Henry Morton Stanley
3585558 Sir Henry Morton Stanley; (add.info.: Sir Henry Morton Stanley GCB (1841 - 1904) Welsh-American, journalist and explorer who was famous for his exploration of central Africa

Lymington, Obelisk in memory of Admiral Neale (litho)
8633474 Lymington, Obelisk in memory of Admiral Neale (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lymington, Obelisk in memory of Admiral Neale)

The Bellot obelisk at Greenwich Hospital, London (England), a memorial in memory of the French lieutenant Joseph Rene
MMM5462167 The Bellot obelisk at Greenwich Hospital, London (England), a memorial in memory of the French lieutenant Joseph Rene Bellot, who died in 1853

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307618 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307603 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

Rome: Photograph of a drawing depicting St. Peter of Rome, 1880
LUX4715682 Rome: Photograph of a drawing depicting St. Peter of Rome, 1880; (add.info.: Rome: Photograph of a drawing depicting St. Peter of Rome, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Josselin: column of the thirty at the place of the battle of the thirty (26 March 1351)
LUX4775408 France, Brittany, Morbihan (56), Josselin: column of the thirty at the place of the battle of the thirty (26 March 1351), obelisque, 1900; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Morbihan (56)

The Obelisk of Heliopolis in Cairo
3571020 The Obelisk of Heliopolis in Cairo; (add.info.: Cairo, Egypt 1880-1890 Photographer: Fiorillo, L.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Egyptian architecture: columns, plinths, pyramids and obelisks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri
FLO4620551 Egyptian architecture: columns, plinths, pyramids and obelisks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

View of the magnificent colonnade in the great hypostyle hall of the Temple of Amon-ra in Karnak
3568832 View of the magnificent colonnade in the great hypostyle hall of the Temple of Amon-ra in Karnak, in Upper Egypt; two Nubian figures are portrayed at the base of a column; (add.info.: Karnak)

Obelisk of Theodosius, Istanbul
3561155 Obelisk of Theodosius, Istanbul by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Istanbul, Turkey 1900-1910 ca. Date of Artwork: 1504 - 1450 a.C)

Close-up of the facade of the Palazzo di Montecitorio with the Obelisk in front. Rome
3558853 Close-up of the facade of the Palazzo di Montecitorio with the Obelisk in front. Rome by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist)

The Egyptian Obelisks of Rome (Italy), that of 'Augustus, that of Constantine
FLO4575028 The Egyptian Obelisks of Rome (Italy), that of 'Augustus, that of Constantine and that of Caligula - Egyptian obelisks from Heliopolis in Rome

Searchlights above Victoria Embankment, London, World War I, 1914 (b/w photo)
8626502 Searchlights above Victoria Embankment, London, World War I, 1914 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Searchlights above Victoria Embankment)

Page of London views, 1835 (engraving)
8663228 Page of London views, 1835 (engraving) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Square Five Days in Milan
3563010 Square Five Days in Milan by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Square Five Days, Milan 1900-1905 Date of Artwork: 1881-1895 Artist: Grandi)

View of Westminster Abbey in London
3562793 View of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1930-1934 Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

View of Westminster Abbey in London
3562781 View of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1935-1940 Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

View of Westminster Abbey in London
3562799 View of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1910-1915 Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

Detail from the Obelisk
5307614 Detail from the Obelisk; (add.info.: (Detail from the Obelisk).At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307628 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

Piazza del Popolo in Rome
3557804 Piazza del Popolo in Rome by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Valadier, Giuseppe Date of Artwork: 1811 -1826 Location: piazza del Popolo, Rome Photographer: Alinari)

Allegorical representation of Africa, showing a woman lying on a blanket on top of a lion and bushel of wheat
FLO4620511 Allegorical representation of Africa, showing a woman lying on a blanket on top of a lion and bushel of wheat, with hieroglyph-covered buildings and columns in the background

Obelisk of Luxor, Place de la Concorde, Paris
3561065 Obelisk of Luxor, Place de la Concorde, Paris by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Paris, Place de la Concorde, France 1900-1910 ca. Date of Artwork: XIII sec. a.C)

Letter R: Radames, in 'Aida' opera
DUV4208604 Letter R: Radames, in 'Aida' opera; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter R: Radames, in " Aida", opera (created in 1871) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Champs Elysees, view of the Tuileries basin, 1865
LUX4702246 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Champs Elysees, view of the Tuileries basin, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Champs Elysees, view of the Tuileries basin

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, 1880
LUX4701210 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, 1880; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, 1880); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Champs Elysees with in the foreground, the obelisque and the horses of Marly, 1875
LUX4701918 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Champs Elysees with in the foreground, the obelisque and the horses of Marly, 1875; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Obelisk at Heliopolis, On, Aven, or Bethshemesh, Genesis XLI, 45_Jer XLIII,13_Eze XXX17 (colour litho)
8630969 Obelisk at Heliopolis, On, Aven, or Bethshemesh, Genesis XLI, 45_Jer XLIII,13_Eze XXX17 (colour litho) by English School

St Asaph, near, Pont-y-Meibion (litho)
8633405 St Asaph, near, Pont-y-Meibion (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Asaph, near, Pont-y-Meibion, Obelisk to Huw Morris)

Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Ramsgate, Margate, etc (engraving)
8640302 Lacey's Picturesque Views in Great Britain: Ramsgate, Margate, etc (engraving) by Bonner, George Wilmot (1796-1836); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ramsgate, Margate, etc)

View of Piazza del Popolo with the Flaminian obelisk and the Churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli
3562834 View of Piazza del Popolo with the Flaminian obelisk and the Churches of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria di Montesanto, Rome by Unknown photographer

The obelisk of Cleopatre and the face of the great sphinx of Giza, with European scientists climbing it
FLO4634851 The obelisk of Cleopatre and the face of the great sphinx of Giza, with European scientists climbing it. Lithography for the book

Place de la republique in Arles, Obelisque, Church Saint-Trophime. Photography, KIM Youngtae, Arles, Bouches du Rhone
YOU4418263 Place de la republique in Arles, Obelisque, Church Saint-Trophime. Photography, KIM Youngtae, Arles, Bouches du Rhone

Egypt, Luxor: Ruins of Karnak, obelisque. Degreation of the temple of Mut
LUX4764110 Egypt, Luxor: Ruins of Karnak, obelisque. Degreation of the temple of Mut, the temple of Amon by Georges Legrain and the temple of Ramses III, 1895; (add.info.: Egypt)

Bureau incorporating a mechanical organ by Heinrich Gambs (1765-1831), St. Petersburg, 1795-1815 (mahogany and ormolu)
BOO74565 Bureau incorporating a mechanical organ by Heinrich Gambs (1765-1831), St. Petersburg, 1795-1815 (mahogany and ormolu); 175x175x95 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Animated view of Piazza della Rotonda in Rome, with the Pantheon and the Fountain
3560784 Animated view of Piazza della Rotonda in Rome, with the Pantheon and the Fountain by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Piazza della Rotonda, Rome 1870 ca)

Staro-Sibirskaya Gate in the city of Perm, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Staro-Sibirskaya Gate in the city of Perm, 1910.

Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy..., 1864. Creator: Unknown
Monument on the battle-field of Magenta, erected by the people of Lombardy in honour of the French Army, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by M. Mariani

Monument of the Battle of Chillianwalla, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Monument of the Battle of Chillianwalla, 1864. 'Captain A. E. Paske, the Deputy-Commissioner of the district [of Gujarat, has sent] a photograph, taken at his request by Messrs

Monolith
Aleš Klabus

The Writers Buildings, Calcutta (image 2 of 3), 1812. Creators: Thomas Daniell, William Daniell
The Writers Buildings, Calcutta (image 2 of 3), 1812. From Oriental Scenery

Fame and History, 1586. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Fame and History, 1586. From The Roman Heroes, pl. 10

Egyptian obelisk on square in front of Catania Cathedral, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Egyptian obelisk on square in front of Catania Cathedral, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

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The obelisk, a timeless symbol of grandeur and history, can be found in various iconic locations around the world. In St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy, it stands tall as a testament to architectural brilliance and religious significance. Its towering presence commands attention and awe from all who visit this magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site. But the obelisk doesn't limit itself to Europe alone; it also graces other corners of the globe with its majestic allure. In Stratford Broadway, East London, it adds an air of elegance to the bustling cityscape. Standing proudly amidst modernity, it serves as a reminder of the area's rich heritage. Traveling further south brings us to One Tree Hill in Auckland, New Zealand—a famous landmark adorned by an obelisk that overlooks breathtaking panoramic views. This fusion of nature and man-made marvel creates an enchanting atmosphere for visitors seeking solace or inspiration. Back in Rome lies another remarkable sight—the Piazza Navona—where an oil on canvas painting captures its vibrant essence. The obelisk at this lively square is surrounded by stunning Baroque architecture and exudes a sense of timelessness amidst the hustle and bustle. Venturing into Boston during yesteryears reveals yet another glimpse into history with a bird's-eye view chromolithograph showcasing the city's charm. Amongst its many landmarks stands an impressive obelisk that adds character to Boston's evolving skyline. Across continents in Buenos Aires, Argentina stands El Obelisco—an emblematic structure that has become synonymous with this vibrant South American city. It serves as both a meeting point for locals and tourists alike while representing their shared pride in their culture. Whether adorning squares like Piazza del Popolo or Piazza della Rotonda alongside ancient wonders like The Pantheon or standing tall against modern backdrops like St Peter’s Square—the obelisks continue to captivate hearts and minds.