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 Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 390.- Ruin
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (140 feet)
- 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
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Places in the Area
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Obelisk of Theodosius
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Latitude
41.00588° or 41° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
28.97535° or 28° 58′ 31″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X4G+94
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Obelisk of Theodosius” goes by many names.
Obelisku i TeodositAlbanian
مسلة تحتمس الثالثArabic
Թեոդոսիոսի կոթողArmenian
Feodosi obeliskiAzerbaijani
Абеліск ФеадосіяBelarusian
Теодосиева колонаBulgarian
Obelisc de Teodosi el GranCatalan
图特摩斯三世方尖碑Chinese
Theodosiův obeliskCzech
Obelisk of TheodosiusDutch
Obelisk van TheodosiusDutch
Obelisko de TeodozioEsperanto
Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄Greek
אובליסק תאודוסיוסHebrew
Theodosius obeliszkjeHungarian
Obelisk TheodosiusIndonesian
Obelisco di TeodosioItalian
テオドシウスのオベリスクJapanese
테오도시우스 오벨리스크Korean
Obeliscus TheodosiiLatin
Обелиск на ТеодосијMacedonian
Obelisk TeodozjuszaPolish
Обелиск ФеодосияRussian
Teodozijev obeliskSlovenian
دیکیلیداشSouth Azerbaijani
TheodosiusobeliskenSwedish
DikilitaşTurkish
ObeliskTurkish
Theodosius DikilitaşıTurkish
Обеліск ФеодосіяUkrainian
تھیوڈوسیس دی اوبلسکWestern Panjabi
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