Obelisk of Axum - Wikipedia
The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite [3] stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.
Axum: Mysterious Megalithic Towering Obelisks In Ethiopia
2018年8月21日 · The central towering obelisk of Axum is believed to be 1,700 years old. It is made of granite and weighs 160 tons. Its ornamentation consists of two false doors at the monument's base and a window-like decoration on the obelisk's all sides.
Obelisk of Axum - Brilliant Ethiopia
Formerly the heart of the Axumite empire that spanned for nearly one thousand years, Axum is home to a 24-metre megalith surrounded by a ring of smaller Obelisks.
Obelisk of Axum - Wikiwand
The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.
The Axum Stelae: Multi-Story Buildings of Antiquity?
2019年2月20日 · Why was the Obelisk of Axum intricately carved to represent a nine-story building - with two false doors at the base, which include door handles and false locks? Incredibly each 'story' of the building reveals a frame with structural supports beside the windows, all of which suggest a modern construction.
Obelisk of Axum – Aksum, Ethiopia - Atlas Obscura
2011年11月21日 · Discover Obelisk of Axum in Aksum, Ethiopia: Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.
Monumental Architecture of the Aksumite Empire
Today, the former imperial capital at Aksum contains some of the best-preserved examples of Aksumite-style architecture, including stelae from the third and fourth centuries, and obelisks, royal tombs, and palaces dating from the sixth and seventh centuries.
Kingdom of Axum - World History Encyclopedia
2019年3月21日 · The African kingdom of Axum (also Aksum) was located on the northern edge of the highland zone of the Red Sea coast, just above the horn of Africa. It was founded in the 1st century CE, flourished from...
Obelisk of Aksum - Madain Project (en)
The Obelisk of Axum (የአክሱም ሐውልት) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre-tall (79-feet) phonolite stele/obelisk, weighing 160 tonnes, in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.
AXUM OBELISKS, STELAE & MONUMENTS - NATIONAL PARKS …
The most famous stela is the Obelisk of Axum a 1,700-year-old, 24-metre-tall obelisk, which was take by the Italians in 1937 during the occupation and returned to Axum in 2005 and re-erected in 2008. In fact, Axum, Ethiopia stelae field is a UNESCO World Heritage site.