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Ancient Egyptian obelisks are made of basalt or granite, but the Egyptians favored granite.

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What are obelisks made out of?

Stone.


What are obelisks made of?

usally rock, such as marble or granite


How were obelisks made?

they were made of granite stones. and igneous rocks.


What rock are the stone obelisks Axum made of?

From Sedimentary rocks


What huge objects made of granite did Hatshepsut have bbuilt during her reign as pharaoh?

Obelisks.Hatshepsut means Foremost of Noble Ladies is one of the most victorious pharaohs. Her two notable accomplishment were the Hatshepsut needle or granite obelisks and the granite sphinx statue.


What was the Cleopatra needle made of?

The obelisks known as "Cleopatra's Needles" are made of granite from the quarries at Aswan.


Why are Egyptians obelisks considered one of the most amazing architectural feats ever achieved?

egyptian obelisks are considered one of the most amazing architectural feats ever achieved because obelisks need alot of planning and advanced technology and knowledge of geometry to be made


What is the purpose of building obelisks?

obelisks were build to honor the gods .


What did people carve on obelisks?

Egyptians back then carved hieroglyphics on obelisks.


What is Cleopatra's needle in London made from?

The obelisks called "Cleopatra's Needles" are made from granite from the Aswan granite quarries in Egypt.


What huge objects made of grantie did hatshepsut have built during her reing as pharaoh?

the obelisks of Karnak


How did ancient Egyptians put obelisks together?

Obelisks were not "put together." They were carved out of the bedrock and remained one solid piece of stone, there were no joints (unlike Greek architecture). How they were erected is still subject to debate, but most likely sand was used as a sort of "packing material" to lower the obelisk into place.