The Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite [3] stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum in Ethiopia.

The most impressive monuments are the monolithic obelisks, royal tombs and the palace ruins dating to the 6th and 7th centuries AD. Several stelae survive in the town of Aksum dating between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.

2015年4月1日 · Today, the former imperial capital at Aksum contains some of the best-preserved examples of Aksumite-style architecture, including stelae from the third and fourth centuries, and obelisks, royal tombs, and palaces dating from the sixth and seventh centuries.

In an expansive field on Aksum’s northern edge stand the ancient city’s most renowned surviving monuments, a group of memorial obelisks, or stelae, erected between the third and fourth centuries A.D. Although other Aksumite stelae fields such as the Gudit field are known, none possess the great variety of form and scale present here ...

2021年8月20日 · In the heart of modern-day Axum, Ethiopia, stands an ancient testament to history and faith—the Ezana Stone. This towering stele, dating back to the 4th century AD, recounts the remarkable journey of King Ezana, ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum.

The Aksum Stele 2 is emblematic of the ancient capital city of Aksum, which flourished during the 1st millennium A.D., a crucial period in the history of the Horn of Africa when the foundations of modern Ethiopia were laid.

The ancient kingdom of Aksum stands as a testament to one of Africa’s most sophisticated civilizations, with its burial sites offering profound insights into a complex and advanced society. Nestled in the northern Ethiopian highlands, these archaeological treasures reveal remarkable details about royal burial practices, cultural ...

Major archaeological vestiges have been discovered at the World Heritage site of Aksum (Ethiopia) by the experts UNESCO sent to Aksum (Ethiopia) to survey the World Heritage Site last week. They were sent to prepare for the elevation of the Aksum Obelisk at its original location.

They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and the 13th century A.D., include monolithic obelisks, giant stelae, royal tombs and the ruins of ancient castles.

Aksum - Ethiopia. Website Category: Ancient Ethiopia Area: unknown Inscribed: 1980. Criteria: (i) a creative masterpiece (iv) icon of an era. Location and Values: Aksum is located on a plateau in the far north of Ethiopia near the Eritrean border. It lies about 150 km south of Asmara and a similar distance from the Red Sea coast.