An obelisk (/ˈɒbəlɪsk/; from Ancient Greek: ὀβελίσκος obeliskos; diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow... 34 KB (4,092 words) - 00:21, 11 March 2024 |
Look up obelisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An obelisk is a tall, four-sided monument. Obelisk may also refer to: Obelisk Beach, a beach in New... 2 KB (308 words) - 12:13, 10 March 2024 |
Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. The... 20 KB (923 words) - 10:40, 25 February 2024 |
An obelisk is a "viroid-like element" of a type first described in a January 2024 preprint, whose authors say that "Obelisks form their own distinct phylogenetic... 4 KB (409 words) - 10:20, 5 April 2024 |
The Obelisk of Theodosius (Greek: Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄, Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC)... 10 KB (1,030 words) - 12:42, 15 April 2024 |
St. Peter's Square (section Obelisk) the first Pope. At the centre of the square is the Vatican obelisk, an ancient Egyptian obelisk erected at the current site in 1586. Gian Lorenzo Bernini... 13 KB (1,327 words) - 20:00, 24 February 2024 |