to honor their gods.
In ASWAN, or Ancient Egypt
It was a monument to the Sun god.
We don't really know who built the first ones, but we do know they were popular in ancient Egypt, where they were placed at the entrance of temples to show respect for the various gods.
the ancient Egyptians were the first ones to built the obelisk.They were about 70 feet tall. The Washington Monument is a obelisk.
Obelisk.
obelisk
of course where do you think the monster Obelisk came from
an obelisk
Romans didn't build obelisks. Obelisks were built by the Ancient Egyptians.
Ancient Pyramids were built in Egypt and Mexico!
There are over 100 pyramids that were built in Ancient Egypt. Most of them were built as burial sites for pharaohs.
It was Hatshepsut who built the giant obelisks. She commissioned several obelisks during her reign in ancient Egypt, including the largest known obelisk, which is now known as the Unfinished Obelisk. Cleopatra, on the other hand, did not build any giant obelisks herself, but she may have had some restored or relocated.