Obelisk Of Thutmose Iii. Thotmes III and Queen Hatshepsut Obelisks Karnak on Theodosius the Great (r 379-95) had it brought from Egypt to Constantinople in AD 390 It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman emperor.
Obelisk of Thutmose III, Istanbul (Illustration) World History Encyclopedia from www.worldhistory.org
This Obelisk was within a short 150 meter 2 minute walk from the Blue Mosque In around 13 BCE, emperor Augustus (formerly Octavian), conducted the first "trial run" of obelisk transportation during his reign, ordering that a pair of obelisks erected by Thutmose III at Heliopolis (the former capital of Egypt) be moved to Alexandria
Obelisk of Thutmose III, Istanbul (Illustration) World History Encyclopedia
The Obelisk of Theodosius, also known as Dikilitaş in Turkish, is an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III during the 18th dynasty The obelisk of Thutmose III (1479-1425 BCE), which originally stood at the temple of Karnak, Egypt, but was removed to Constantinople by Theodosius the Great in the 4th century CE. The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Tutmoses III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.
Thutmose III & Hatshepsut's Obelisks, Karnak, Luxor Flickr. The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Tutmoses III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD. The Obelisk of Theodosius, also known as Dikilitaş in Turkish, is an ancient Egyptian obelisk that was originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III during the 18th dynasty
Architectural details of Obelisk of Theodosius Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose. In the centre of the Hippodrome, this immaculately preserved pink granite obelisk was carved in Egypt during the reign of Thutmose III (r 1549-1503 BC) and erected in the Amon-Re temple at Karnak This Obelisk was within a short 150 meter 2 minute walk from the Blue Mosque