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obelisk
A tapering, four-sided pillar of stone which was usually inscribed with hieroglyphs to honour a pharaoh. Most were made of granite. The biggest Egyptian obelisk now stands in Rome and is nearly 31 metres tall. The biggest still in Egypt is 29. 5 metres high and is estimated to weigh over 300 tonnes.
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