The Unfinished Obelisk

Aswan in Egypt is known for its granite.

The pyramids and numerous temples in Aswan (like Abu Simbel Temple, Kom Ombo Temple) and other parts of the country were built by the granite supplied from Aswan.

The Unfinished Obelisk lying in the rock mountain of red granite offers insight into the procurement of these rocks and a very brief idea of their construction method.

The Obelisk as it lies today is a 42meters long monolith whose three sides can be seen.

The structure is without any inscriptions and weighs around 1,200tons.

It is the single heaviest obelisk in Egypt.

https://www.agatetravel.com/egypt/aswan/unfinished-obelisk.html

During construction, the structure cited a flaw, large crack appeared when breaking it free from its parent body.

The workers in all their disappointment abandoned the structure which was not detached from the parent rock.



In those days’ craftsman carved monuments directly from the mother rock.

Masons used round stone boulders to smoothen the jutting edges.

These round boulders are seen lying scattered in the site of the Obelisk.

It is believed that Hatshepsut, queen of king Tuthmosis II ordered the building of this monument almost 3,500 years ago.

She wanted the obelisk to be placed in front of the Karnak Temple in Luxor.

King Thutmose III tried to restore the obelisk without success.

Is the largest and heaviest Obelisk ever constructed.

Engineers need to do more research into the ancient Egyptian form of engineering.

See how they carved depths into rock using chisels.

3,500 years old scooping/drilling/chisel marks still appear on the sides of the pillar.

But the marks are so perfect and straight. Looks like a high tech equipment.

Obelisk erected in front of ancient temples in Egypt.

Tourists are seen at the site.

The cracks can be seen.

Amazing!!!!!

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Wasted resources building giant structures

Oh wow

it's Explorers again..

No Jesus or Mohammed back then, peace on earth.

It's amazing how the ancient Egyptians were able to do that much without the use of power tools and equipment.

How do you fashion that monstrosity out of a rock - and how do you move them?

The one in Washington - how was it moved there?

Another question:

How did they raise this gigantic obelisks that was carved straight outta rock to stand erect?

If it was today, engineers would have set up some scaffolds - our dear obelisk would be cast-in-sutu.

ednut1:
Wasted resources building giant structures

I wonder what we are doing differently .

CrownOfClay724:


I wonder what we are doing differently .

we have more access to resources and tech no. Some of those pyramids took 20 years to build. Like wtf

Despite weathering the elements (rain, sun, wind) for over 3000 years the large crack did not deteriorate to break it into two or more.

ednut1:
we have more access to resources and tech no. Some of those pyramids took 20 years to build. Like wtf

Times are changing.
They simply were the best of their times.

Coming generation would wonder while it took spaceX forever to up the games of interplanetary travels and other things we consider a wonder today.

Cool

Opa Oranmiyan is probably an Obelisk...

Sometimes you can't help but wonder the level of intelligence back then for the minds conceptualize and actualize the various master piece you find in egypt...

ProfAmaben:
No Jesus or Mohammed back then, peace on earth.

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humans fought far more wars during those times than now.


You'd understand better when you pick up a good history book.

CrownOfClay724:
It's amazing how the ancient Egyptians were able to do that much without the use of power tools and equipment.

How do you fashion that monstrosity out of a rock - and how do you move them?

The one in Washington - how was it moved there?

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They definitely had powerful tools and equipment then.

We present day humans tend to underestimate how technically inclined these guys were..

Uyi168:
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They definitely had powerful tools and equipment then.

We present day humans tend to underestimate how technically inclined these guys were..

Are there evidences pointing to that effect?

Me I kinda feel they were a breed of giants or something.

Characters in the form of Jonathan Swift's famed Gulliver.

Men my size cannot easily chisel their way through that thing with crude smooth rocks while maintaining so much precision .

Those slaves suffer sha

1000 people cannot lift up this obelisk, wow what a world several years ago

Interesting

remsonik:
1000 people cannot lift up this obelisk, wow what a world several years ago

You should say several centuries ago.


A bag of cement = 50kg.

20 bags of cement = 1ton

In 1,200tons, you will have like 24,000 bags of cement.

A man to a bag of cement (50kg) = 24,000 men.

But some men are strong to lift up to 2-4 bags of cement alone.

Atleast they'll need 5,000 - 10,000 men to lift that pillar even with their techniques.

Their is no cement that time but you will see them building heavy heavy structures that will still be standing after a thousand years.