Obelisk, Central park. It is a monolith, or single stone, from the granite quarries in Egypt, 69½ feet high, 7 feet 9 inches by…
'Obelisk, Central park. It is a monolith, or single stone, from the granite quarries in Egypt, 69½ feet high, 7 feet 9 inches by 7 feet 8½ inches at base, and weighs 448,000 pounds. It was erected in the sixteenth century in Helipolis, near Cairo. Presented to the United States by the Khedive of Egypt in 1877. Cost of removal, $102,567' (1912). Artist/photographer: Unattributed . Provenance: "New York Illustrated"; C. Souhami, , Published by Success Postal Card Co. New York. Type: Antique halftone photograph.
Size: 3710px × 2663px
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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