The Obelisk or Theodosius Obelisk is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk located on the south side of Sultanahmet Square, next to the Serpent Column. It was brought from Egypt by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 390 AD and erected in its current place. The obelisk was made of red Aswan granite and was originally 30 m high. However, its height today is 18.45 m (24.87 m with its pedestal), since its lower part was destroyed either during transportation or when it was placed in its present location. Its w

OBELISK OF THEODOSIUS (Dikilitaş) The Obelisk of Theodosius (Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD. It was the first and oldest monument on the Hippodrome is the Obelisk of Theodosius. Its age is estimated at about 3500 years, which makes it the oldest ancient building in Ist

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