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]
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]
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]