Were the ropes to fail, the granite obelisk would violently smash against ... on how the pharaohs' engineers placed these gargantuan monuments, which could weigh up to 440 tons, onto boats and ...

ancient Egyptian pharaohs were building magnificent temples adorned with huge monuments that pointed to the sky. Called obelisks, these massive, pointed shafts of polished granite were often ...

The Persley Walled Garden is the former garden of Woodside House. It was acquired and restored by Aberdeen City Council in 1997 as part of the Scottish Trade Union Congress in commemoration of Workers ...

The plaques were originally attached to the de Saumarez Memorial in Delancey Park, which was funded by public conscription and completed in 1879. The Guernsey granite obelisk stood tall at 99 feet ...

Many people likely walk or drive past that busy intersection in the Central Business District every day without noticing the granite obelisk. It marks the end of the Jefferson Highway which once ...