Obelisk

:For the obelisk punctuation mark, see dagger (typography).

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An obelisk is a tall, thin, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. Ancient obelisks were made of a single piece of stone (a monolith). The term stela (plural stelae) is generally used for other monumental standing inscribed sculpted stones not of classic obelisk form.

Related Topics:
Monument - Pyramid - Monolith - Stela - Inscribed

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