In 1550 B.C., more than 1,200 years after the Great Pyramids were finished, ancient Egyptian ... obelisks, these massive, pointed shafts of polished granite were often capped with gold.

including full collection of King Tutankhamun The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) announced, last Thursday, the installation of the world’s first hanging obelisk, according to sources at the ...

Discovering preserved paint in ancient Egyptian temples is rare, but finding gold leaf is even less common. The Egyptians began covering columns, gates and obelisks with gold at the beginning of ...

Egyptian temples were not only colorful, but also gleamed in glistening gold. Columns, gates and obelisks have been covered ...