Twenty-eight Egyptian obelisks remain standing, though only six of them are in Egypt. They were often topped with gold, or a natural gold-and-silver alloy called electrum, in order to catch the first rays of the morning light.
According to Gordon, the columns were associated with the Egyptian sun god, and perhaps represented rays of light. The ancient Egyptians placed pairs of obelisks at the entrances of their temples. THEY WERE BUILT BY THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, THOUGH ONLY A FEW REMAIN IN EGYPT. Here are seven things revealed by Gordon that you might not know about obelisks. Washington’s Monument and the Fascinating History of the Obelisk, by John Steele Gordon, is an absorbing account of the obelisk’s place in human civilization.
If you have ever visited the Washington Monument, however, or walked across the Place de la Concorde in Paris, or seen any rendering of ancient Egypt in its glory, you are very familiar with obelisks: vertical stone columns that taper as they rise, topped by a pyramid. The first thing you might not know about obelisks is what they are.
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