Iron County Record | 1934-07-19 | Page 3 | Egyptian Obelisks

EGYPTIAN OBELISKS Only 36 30 of the numerous obelisks erected reeled b by the ancient L Egyptians areo are to o be accounted for today At Kunak Karnak Kartak Kar- Kar nak tak four tour are standing and two pros pros- Nine Ine more are prostrate at Sun One stands at twelve are at Rome the nome the largest larrest one of tit them being at the Church of ot St Sf John Florence contains contain two and New York lork city Paris Arles Aries Constantinople one each In Rn England Eng Eng- land there are four two four two at the lint Brit lab ish museum one at castle and the fourth at Lacy Kingston brought over OTer b by William Dankes Bankes a friend of Lord Byron Dyron The obelisk known by hI the the name of Cleo patras patra's Needle was as the companion I of the one still UIl standing at Alex andria