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Obelisks of Pharaohs | Facts and history Egyptian obelisks outside Egypt, their relationship to Egyptian Mythology. Facts and history of the secret The pharaonic obelisks are erected in front of the temples in the ancient Egypt, how the obelisk was built and transported, what is the reason for the construction and more Ancient Egypt History. Obelisks of Pharaohs Why did the Egyptians build obelisks? The Obelisks of the Pharaohs are towers or a stone column with a thin thickness, and this column comes on four sides with a head resembling a small pyramid. Obelisks of the Pharaohs were used in the past to inscribe Hieroglyphic writings "Ancient Egyptian Language" and religious drawings on them as in Ancient Egyptian religion, were also known in other civilizations, including the Abyssinian civilization, the Greek-Roman era, the Byzantines, as well as the Assyrian civilization. Who was the king in whose era the obelisks were built? King Ramses II, the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings from the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt in The New Kingdom period in ancient Egypt. What is the most famous Obelisks of Pharaohs? Obelisk of Senusret I The unfinished obelisk in Aswan Obelisks were used to put them in temples. One of the oldest Egyptian Temples obelisks is an obelisk made of red granite "Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy", belonging to King Senusret I from Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt during Middle Kingdom. The obelisk is located in the Heliopolis district of Cairo, specifically in the Matareya area. The obelisk is 20.7 meters long and weighs nearly 120 tons. What was the purpose of Egyptian obelisks? Obelisks are part of the Sculpture in Ancient Egypt and Architecture in ancient Egypt, and they were important because they were used for more than one purpose. In the past, obelisks were made from the granite quarries that