Obelisk of Theodosius - Wikipedia
The Obelisk of Theodosius (Greek: Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄, Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC), first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt.
The Obelisk of Theodosius - World History Edu
The Obelisk of Theodosius, also known as Dikilitaş in Turkish, is an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III during the 18th dynasty. It was initially placed to the south of the seventh pylon of the great temple of Karnak.
Obelisk of Theodosius - Atlas Obscura
2014年5月26日 · Originally built at the Temple of Karnak, the Obelisk of Theodosius traveled all over the ancient world before ending up in its current Turkish home. The hieroglyphics-covered spire that now sits...
Göbekli Tepe - Wikipedia
Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: [ɟœbecˈli teˈpe], [2] 'Potbelly Hill'; [3] Kurdish: Girê Mirazan or Xerabreşkê, 'Wish Hill' [4]) is a Neolithic archaeological site in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, [5] during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple? | Smithsonian
Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey’s stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization
Lost Civilisations of Anatolia: Göbekli Tepe
2020年12月8日 · Since the early 1990s CE a number of sites across Southeastern Turkey (essentially the northern arc of the Fertile Crescent), have emerged which have these anthropomorphic T-shaped monoliths. They have also been found in other parts of the Şanliurfa region and in the centre of Şanliurfa itself.
Egyptian Obelisk - All About Istanbul
It's a one-piece (monolith) pink granite obelisk carved in Aswan. Originally it was over 30 meters (95 feet) tall and weighting around 380 tons, today only 19 meters (65 feet) left of it. The obelisk was brought from Karnak to Constantinople by emperor Theodosius I in 390 AD, in order to decorate the Hippodrome .
Obelisk of Theodosius | Sultanahmet, Istanbul - Lonely Planet
In the centre of the Hippodrome, this immaculately preserved pink granite obelisk was carved in Egypt during the reign of Thutmose III (r 1549–1503 BC) and erected in the Amon-Re temple at Karnak. Theodosius the Great (r 379–95) had it brought from Egypt to Constantinople in AD 390.
Ancient Egyptian Obelisk In Istanbul | Istanbul7hills
Egyptian Obelisk history of an ancient skyscraper in Istanbul. Egyptian Obelisk in Istanbul was transported several times before reaching its current location in the Hippodrome (near the Blue Mosque). This monolithic construction was made by the …
Megalithic structures - Göbekli Tepe — Google Arts & Culture
Göbekli Tepe is one of the most impressive prehistoric megalithic monuments in the world on account of its great antiquity (10th and 9th millennia BC; making it some 6000 years older...