Unfinished obelisk in ancient granite quarry Aswan Egypt Abandoned because of a crack

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Unfinished obelisk in ancient granite quarry Aswan Egypt Abandoned because of a crack If completed it would have been metres or 137 feet tall and would have weighed an estimated 1168 tons This would have made it bigger than any other obelisk

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Size: 5403px × 3563px
Location: Aswan Egypt
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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