Egyptian Obelisk
This obelisk was erected around 1490 BCE by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III in front of the Temple of Karnak at Luxor. It was brought to Constantinople in the 4th century. Emperor Theodosius I erected it in its current location 390 CE.
This obelisk was erected around 1490 BCE by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III in front of the Temple of Karnak at Luxor. It was brought to Constantinople in the 4th century. Emperor Theodosius I erected it in its current location 390 CE.