At the Aswan granite quarry, the unfinished 1100 ton obelisk sits surrounded by strange vertical scoop marks cut deep into ...

The unfinished Obelisk Quarry in Aswan, Egypt, has a canal that may have connected to the Nile and allowed the large stone monuments to float to their permanent locations, according to an ...

There are around 30 ancient Egyptian obelisks around the world, but which is the biggest? The tallest standing one is the Lateran obelisk, reaching a huge 45.7 meters (150 feet) tall into the sky in ...

Explore Egypt through short travel snippets from Aswan and Cairo, featuring the majestic Nile River, the historic Tombs of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "The famous granite quarries lie in ...