i dont no =)
to honor their gods.
It was a monument to the Sun god.
Several Roman emperors had obelisks brought to Rome from Egypt. Augustus brought two obelisks, the Flaminian Obelisk and Solar Obelisk, from Heliopolis in 10 BC Caligula brought the the Vatican Obelisk in 40 AD. It had been brought from Karnak to Alexandria of Egypt by Augustus in 30-28 BC The Piazza Navona Obelisk was brought from Sais by Domitian The Pincian Obelisk was brought by Hadrian The Minervan pair of obelisks were brought by Diocletian The Lateranense Obelisk was brought from Amun by Constantius II The Matteian Obelisk was unearthed in the 14th century, the Macutean Obelisk in 1373 Dogali Obelisk in 1833. We do not know who brought them to Rome
obelisk
Obelisk.
In ASWAN, or Ancient Egypt
Paris Obelisk is called "Obelisque de Louxor" as it has been reported of Luxor in Egypt by Napoléon the first. These are hieroglyph that are registered.
an obelisk
of course where do you think the monster Obelisk came from
Egypt, under Mohammed Ali Pasha
I don't know who constructed the obelisk because you are not asking specifically WHICH obelisk. There are many obelisks in the world to choose from.