Obelisk of Theodosius

The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected around 1450 BC. It was re-erected in the of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 390.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: 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, Turkey) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD
  • Also known as: “Obelisk” and “Theodosius Dikilitaşı”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sultan Ahmed Square and Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.

Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was…

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter in district of .

Obelisk of Theodosius

Latitude
41.00588° or 41° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
28.97535° or 28° 58′ 31″ east
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2X4G+94
Geo­Names ID
11978233
Wiki­data ID
Q763854
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Obelisk of Theodosius” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Obelisku i Teodosit”
  • Arabic: “مسلة تحتمس الثالث”
  • Armenian: “Թեոդոսիոսի կոթող”
  • Azerbaijani: “Feodosi obeliski”
  • Belarusian: “Абеліск Феадосія”
  • Bulgarian: “Теодосиева колона”
  • Catalan: “Obelisc de Teodosi el Gran”
  • Chinese: “图特摩斯三世方尖碑”
  • Czech: “Theodosiův obelisk”
  • Dutch: “Obelisk of Theodosius”
  • Dutch: “Obelisk van Theodosius”
  • Esperanto: “Obelisko de Teodozio”
  • French: “obélisque de Théodose”
  • French: “Obélisque de Théodose”
  • German: “Obelisk des Theodosius”
  • Greek: “Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄”
  • Hebrew: “אובליסק תאודוסיוס”
  • Hungarian: “Theodosius obeliszkje”
  • Indonesian: “Obelisk Theodosius”
  • Italian: “obelisco di Teodosio”
  • Italian: “Obelisco di Teodosio”
  • Japanese: “テオドシウスのオベリスク”
  • Korean: “테오도시우스 오벨리스크”
  • Latin: “Obeliscus Theodosii”
  • Macedonian: “Обелиск на Теодосиј”
  • Polish: “Obelisk Teodozjusza”
  • Portuguese: “obelisco de Teodósio”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco de Teodósio”
  • Russian: “Обелиск Феодосия”
  • Slovenian: “Teodozijev obelisk”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دیکیلی‌داش”
  • Spanish: “obelisco de Teodosio”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de Teodosio”
  • Swedish: “Theodosiusobelisken”
  • Turkish: “Dikilitaş”
  • Ukrainian: “Обеліск Феодосія”
  • Western Panjabi: “تھیوڈوسیس دی اوبلسک”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Historical Peninsula and Istanbul Old Town.

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