Roman Architecture in Modern Life: Obelisks

Above left, a Roman obelisk and above right, the Washington monument.

The Romans were very interested by obelisks, to the point where there were more than twice as many obelisks in Rome than in Egypt. We also use obelisks today, the most famous of which is the Washington Memorial.

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