Obelisk Collection

St Peters Basilica, Vatican, Rome, Italy
St Peters Basilica with its iconic dome, viewed from St Peters Square in the Vatican City, Rome, Italy

Cleopatras Needle and Shell Mex House, London. Date: circa 1940

Stratford Broadway, Stratford, East London, with Samuel Gurney obelisk. Date: circa 1910

One tree hill famous landmark, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

St. Peters Square and St. Peters Basilica, Vatican City, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

View of the Piazza Navona, Rome (oil on canvas)
XJL109939 View of the Piazza Navona, Rome (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768); Hospital Tavera, Toledo, Spain; Italian, out of copyright

Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy
View of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Italy, with the Egyptian obelisk of Rameses II from Heliopolis (known as the Obelisco Flaminio)

Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy. Date: late 19th century

The Pantheon and Piazza della Rotonda at night, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

MAP: BOSTON, c1873. The City of Boston. Bird s-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts. Chromolithograph, c1873

Tourists enjoying Piazza Popolo, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

(1929-1968). American clergyman and reformer. At the March on Washington, 28 August 1963
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968). American clergyman and reformer. At the March on Washington, 28 August 1963

Fontana del Moro at night, Piazza Navona, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

El Obelisco (the Obelisque), Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

St. Peters Square, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

A Regatta on the Grand Canal, c. 1735 (oil on canvas)
BAL122610 A Regatta on the Grand Canal, c.1735 (oil on canvas) by Canaletto, Antonio (1697-1768) (studio of); 117.2x186.7 cm; National Gallery, London, UK; Italian, out of copyright

Midleton, County Cork, Republic of Ireland
Four views of Midleton, County Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

A couple of Professional Tango dancers on Avenida Corrientes at sunset, with the Obelisk monument in the background. Buenos Aires, Argentina. (MR)

Ireland, County Donegal, Donegal Town, The Diamond with Obelisk which commemorates four monks called the Four Masters who compiled and wrote the Annals of the Four Masters between 1632 and 1636

Killiney Bay, Ireland, from Obelisk Hill
Killiney Bay, Ireland, seen from Obelisk Hill Date: C.1910

INDIA: CALCUTTA, 1786. Old Fort William (left), a playhouse and obelisk memorial to those who died in the Black Hole prison, in Calcutta, India. Watercolor by Thomas Daniell, 1786

Martyrs Monument, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

McKinley Monument at Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York. Photopostcard, c1910
BUFFALO: MONUMENT, c1910. McKinley Monument at Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York. Photopostcard, c1910

Landscape with Ruins (oil on canvas)
CHT181992 Landscape with Ruins (oil on canvas) by Servandoni, Giovanni Niccolo (1695-1766); Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Italian, out of copyright

Piazza del Popolo as seen from Pincio, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: St. Peter s, 16th century. 16th century. Creator: Anon
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: St. Peter s, 16th century

Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Shrewsbury Castle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, 1894. View of the castle with the Clement memorial obelisk, erected in 1873, to the memory of surgeon and politician William James Clement

Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor, 19th century. From Egypt and Nubia, Volume 1

Egypt, Luxor, Karnak Temple, Temple of Amun & Sacred Lake

John Mad Jack Fullers Obelisk The Brightling Needle, Sussex
John " Mad Jack" Fullers Obelisk: The Brightling Needle, Robertsbridge, East Sussex. Date: 1905

Italy, Rome, Piazza Navona at Dawn

APOLLODORUS OF DAMASCUS (60-129). Column of Trajan. 110; Theodosius Obelisk. 390. ITALY. Rome. Forum of Trajan. First Dorian War. Third Campaign

Charing Cross Station & obelisk
The Victorian replica of the Eleanor Cross at London Charing Cross station, surrounded by taxi cars

Monument of Independence obelisk, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Fountain and obelisk in the Piazza Navona in Rome, Lazio, Italy

Roman legionaries in armour building fortifications. One cuts wood with an axe, other bring lime in baskets, stones and timbers. From Trajans Column. Fortificazioni

Wynyard Park
LLM457609 Wynyard Park by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wynyard Park. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Looking down on the island of Philae and its temples, Egypt, 1905. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Looking down on the island of Philae and its temples, Egypt, 1905. Over on the right is the square kiosk which the natives call Pharaohs Bed; it has no roof and never was finished

Ross Monument, Rostrevor, Co. Down - a view of the monument referred to as the Obelisk. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Rostrevor). Date: circa early 1900s

The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peter
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Easter Mass at St. Peters Basilica, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Italy, Rome - Piazza del Popolo (Peoples Square) - looking west from the Pincio. An Egyptian obelisk of Ramesses II from Heliopolis stands in the centre of the Piazza. Date: circa 1910s

Italy, Rome. Gian Lorenzo Berninias famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain
Italy, Rome. Gian Lorenzo Berninis famous Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi or Fountain of the Four Rivers

The Vatican, Rome (engraving)
XJF354210 The Vatican, Rome (engraving) by Falda, Giovanni Battista (c.1648-78); Private Collection; Italian, out of copyright

World War I Memorial, Llandudno, Conwy County, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

The Washington Monument, Washington D. C. United States of America, North America
The Washington Monument, Washington D.C. United States of America, North America

Monument to Arctic exploration - Archangel
Russia, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Monument to Arctic exploration and explorers. 2010

Egyptian obelisks, 18th century artwork. Egyptian hieroglyphics can be seen carved on the sides. This artwork is from the Italian edition of De l origine des lois, des arts et des sciences

Thames Embankment / Somerset House - floodlit
Thames Embankment and Somerset House, London by floodlight

Thames Embankment - Cecil and Savoy Hotels

Egyptian obelisk, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Plaza de la Republica, the Obelisk and worlds widest avenue, Avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum, Heliopolis, Egypt
The major surviving remnant of Heliopolis is the obelisk of the Temple of Ra-Atum erected by Senusret I of Dynasty XII. It still stands in its original position

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

The Lake at Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa
A GWR Publicity view of the lake at the Jephson Gardens in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, c.1920s. Children are playing round the edge of the lake with the Jephson Memorial

Axum, Ethiopia, East Africa - Monolithic Stele - 1st century. These tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum - they are markers for the Royal Tombs. Date: 1910s

Piazza del Popolo view from the Pincian Hill, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Big Wheel and Obelisk, Place De La Concorde, Paris, France, Western Europe

Capriccio with Roman Ruins, Sculptures and a Port, 1650. Creator: Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Capriccio with Roman Ruins, Sculptures and a Port, 1650

Westminster from a Savoy window, 1925 -1926. Creator: CRW Nevinson
Westminster from a Savoy window, 1925 -1926. A winter view of the River Thames looking south west from an upper window at Savoy Hotel

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307606 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

The transport of Cleopatra's Needle (nickname given to an Egyptian obelisk dating from the reign of Pharaoh)
MMM5459073 The transport of Cleopatra's Needle (nickname given to an Egyptian obelisk dating from the reign of Pharaoh Thutmosis III (18th dynasty)), to England, in 1877 by Knight

(Detail from the Obelisk)
5307616 (Detail from the Obelisk); (add.info.: (Detail from the Obelisk).At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign

Monogram, Monument, Mucilage, Music-box, Music-stand, Music-stool, Nightingale, Obelisk, Opossum, Orchestra, Oriole
8650100 Monogram, Monument, Mucilage, Music-box, Music-stand, Music-stool, Nightingale, Obelisk, Opossum, Orchestra, Oriole, Overcoat (engraving) by German School

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): An animated view of Place de la Concorde
LUX4817488 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): An animated view of Place de la Concorde, 1865 - h j j instantaneous view of Paris number 173; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Cover of the book " Paris-Instantanee", album of photographs in Heliotypie around 1890. Private collection
JEB4833846 Cover of the book " Paris-Instantanee", album of photographs in Heliotypie around 1890. Private collection; (add.info.: Cover of the book " Paris-Instantanee")

Rome: The fountain of the Vatican on the square in pavement, 1865
LUX4712924 Rome: The fountain of the Vatican on the square in pavement, 1865; (add.info.: Rome: The fountain of the Vatican on the square in pavement, 1865); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient
FLO4619782 The Obelisk of Axum in Ethiopia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Le pape Sixte V (Sisto) (Felice Peretti, 1520-1590) decide de la mise en place en 1586 d'un obelisque de pierre
FGL5497098 Le pape Sixte V (Sisto) (Felice Peretti, 1520-1590) decide de la mise en place en 1586 d'un obelisque de pierre ramene d'Egypte sur la place saint Pierre de Rome

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307632 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307629 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307621 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

At the center of the Place de la Concorde
5307611 At the center of the Place de la Concorde; (add.info.: At the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris is a giant Egyptian obelisk decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of)

View of Italy: People's Square in Rome (Piazza del Popolo, Roma). Engraving by MARTENS
JEB4834399 View of Italy: People's Square in Rome (Piazza del Popolo, Roma). Engraving by MARTENS, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions

Charles McGee, one-eyed Jamaican beggar aged 73 who stands at the Obelisk, Ludgate Hill
FLO5000861 Charles McGee, one-eyed Jamaican beggar aged 73 who stands at the Obelisk, Ludgate Hill. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, 1875 - prehistoric oak
LUX4701186 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde, 1875 - prehistoric oak; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde with obelisque, fountain and astronomical bezel, 1865
LUX4701864 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place de la Concorde with obelisque, fountain and astronomical bezel, 1865; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

The Place de Concorde
3078753 The Place de Concorde; (add.info.: Painting depicting the Place de Concorde, one of the major public squares in Paris. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Alexandria, Cleopatra's Obelisk
3563515 Alexandria, Cleopatra's Obelisk; (add.info.: Alexandria, Egypt 1870 ca. Photographer: Beato Antonio); Alinari Archives, Florence

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The obelisk, a timeless symbol of grandeur and history, can be found in various iconic locations around the world. In St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy, it stands tall as a testament to architectural brilliance and religious significance. Its towering presence commands attention and awe from all who visit this magnificent UNESCO World Heritage Site. But the obelisk doesn't limit itself to Europe alone; it also graces other corners of the globe with its majestic allure. In Stratford Broadway, East London, it adds an air of elegance to the bustling cityscape. Standing proudly amidst modernity, it serves as a reminder of the area's rich heritage. Traveling further south brings us to One Tree Hill in Auckland, New Zealand—a famous landmark adorned by an obelisk that overlooks breathtaking panoramic views. This fusion of nature and man-made marvel creates an enchanting atmosphere for visitors seeking solace or inspiration. Back in Rome lies another remarkable sight—the Piazza Navona—where an oil on canvas painting captures its vibrant essence. The obelisk at this lively square is surrounded by stunning Baroque architecture and exudes a sense of timelessness amidst the hustle and bustle. Venturing into Boston during yesteryears reveals yet another glimpse into history with a bird's-eye view chromolithograph showcasing the city's charm. Amongst its many landmarks stands an impressive obelisk that adds character to Boston's evolving skyline. Across continents in Buenos Aires, Argentina stands El Obelisco—an emblematic structure that has become synonymous with this vibrant South American city. It serves as both a meeting point for locals and tourists alike while representing their shared pride in their culture. Whether adorning squares like Piazza del Popolo or Piazza della Rotonda alongside ancient wonders like The Pantheon or standing tall against modern backdrops like St Peter’s Square—the obelisks continue to captivate hearts and minds.