Unfinished
Obelisk, Aswan, Egypt
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This
obelisk appears to have been abandonned after being fractured
during extraction from its bed in the quarry. Its weight is
estimated at 1250 tons - c. 2000 BC
Photographed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand from Earth from Above
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