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Obelisk of Theodosius
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The Obelisk of Theodosius is an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC) to the south of the seventh pylon of the great temple of Karnak. The emperor Theodosius I had the obelisk relocated to Constantinople after AD 390 and it was subsequently re-erected on a newly commissioned sculpted base on the spina of the city's hippodrome.
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Obelisk of Theodosius
The Obelisk of Theodosius is an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC) to the south of the seventh pylon of the great temple of Karnak. The emperor Theodosius I had the obelisk relocated to Constantinople after AD 390 and it was subsequently re-erected on a newly commissioned sculpted base on the spina of the city's hippodrome.
A monument as defined by the Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus term 300006958: "Structures or edifices of importance or historical interest, typically erected in memory of the dead or of an important event."
monument
The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]
Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640)
The Mediaeval period in the West, or the period from the end of Late Antiquity (640) to the fall of Constantinople in the East (1453). [[640, 1453]]
Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453)
OpenStreetMap (Node 415157637, version 6, osm:changeset=14153871, 2012-12-04T16:40:37Z)
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OSM location of Obelisk of Theodosius
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Location based on OpenStreetMap
OSM Node 415157637