Obelisk it is a architectural monument typical commemorative and created during the ancient egypt.
The ancient Egyptians used obelisks as landmarks of homage and adoration to Frog, sun god in Egyptian mythology. The monument was also synonymous with protection and defense in Ancient Egypt.
The Egyptian people believed that the obelisks helped to dissipate the negative energies that formed under the cities, whether in the form of storms or other catastrophic events originating from nature.
Etymologically, the word obelisk comes from greek obelisks, which means "pillar" or "skewer".
The obelisks are square in shape and slightly tapered at the top, forming a small pyramid at the tip. The first monuments in this way were built using only a single stone (monoliths), which in turn was carved into the shape of an obelisk. In Egypt there was still a need to fill the sides of the obelisks with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
main obelisks
- Washington Monument (Washington Monument - largest obelisk in the United States).
- Vatican obelisk (the second largest obelisk in Rome and one of the most famous in the world).
- Luxor Obelisk (Louxor's Obelisk - France's most famous obelisk, located in Place de la Concorde in Paris).
- Obelisk of Heroes of 32 or Ibirapuera Obelisk (most famous obelisk in Brazil, considered a symbol of the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932. The obelisk is also a mausoleum, as it guards the bodies of four students who were murdered by federal troops of the Gétulio Vargas regime).
- Buenos Aires obelisk (most famous obelisk in Argentina).