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This gigantic obelisk dating back to the New Kingdom era and was abandoned when a crack was noticed along its body. [Unfinish

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DSC_0874.jpg Still partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]ThumbnailsWooden wedges were driven to release the stone from its bed. The wooden wedges were expanded by pouring water around them. [UStill partly attached to the parent rock, it tells us how these giant obelisks were made. [Unfinished Obelisk - Aswan - Egypt]ThumbnailsWooden wedges were driven to release the stone from its bed. The wooden wedges were expanded by pouring water around them. [U

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]

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