Granite quarry, Aswan, Egypt
Granite quarry, Aswan, unfinished obelisk, 41.75 m = 137 ft, 1152 tons, cracked. If it had remained whole, it would have been the largest obelisk ever raised. Photograph by Lionel Coates
Picture No
10283641
Media ID
46832274
Size
3136px x 2088px
(4.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/Lionel Coates
Source
Photograph by Lionel Coates
Date
circa 1970
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