It is ornamented with two false doors at the base and features decorations resembling windows on all sides. The largest standing obelisk rises to a height of over 23 meters and is exquisitely carved to represent a nine storey building of the aksumites. የአክሱም ሐውልት is a 4th century ce 24 metre tall 79 feet phonolite stele obelisk weighing 160 tonnes in the city of axum in ethiopia. The largest obelisk of some 33 meters long lies where it fell perhaps during the process of erection. It is made of granite and weighs 160 tones. It stands at the entrance of the main stelae area.
The main obelisk of axum amharic. The obelisk of axum 246 metres high 232 metres wide 136 metres deep weighing 170 tonnes was removed by the italian army in 1937 and returned to ethiopia in 2005 and reinstalled july 31 2008. የአክሱም ሐውልት is supposedly 1700 years old 24 meters tall 79 foot is made of granite and weighs 160 tonnes. The main towering obelisk of axum is believed to be 1700 year old. A further 10 3 m of its height remains buried below ground bringing the megaliths total length to 89 27 m. However one of their most prominent achievements is the creation of magnificent and gigantic obelisks honoring the kingdoms emperors.
The obelisk of axum amharic. The axum obelisks the largest freestanding megalith in the world is called the obelisk of axum located at axum in present day ethiopia with a height of 79 24 m and a weight of 160 tons above opposite.
Gallery of Axum Obelisk Height And Weight
