Philae obelisk

The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in in the second century BC. It was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in 1818, who had it brought to in , , where it still stands today.
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  • Obelisk
  • Description: obelisk found at Philae, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Kingston Lacy obelisk”
    “Obelisk 140 M South-west Of Kingston Lacey House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kingston Lacy and St Stephen’s Church, Pamphill.
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is a country house and estate near , , England. is situated 500 feet northeast of Philae obelisk.
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St Stephen's is the parish church of in , . is situated 3,500 feet east of Philae obelisk.
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is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east , England. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Philae obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wimborne Minster and Ashington.
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, also called just Wimborne, is a town…
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is a hamlet in , England. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Philae obelisk.
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now… is situated 2½ miles northeast of Philae obelisk.

Philae obelisk

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Latitude
50.80969° or 50° 48′ 35″ north
Longitude
-2.03273° or 2° 1′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C2VRX58+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 671802173
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Wiki­data ID
Q1245805

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Philae obelisk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسلة فيلة”
  • Belarusian: “Абеліск з вострава Філы”
  • Catalan: “Obelisc de Files”
  • Catalan: “obelisc de Philae”
  • Czech: “obelist z Philae”
  • Dutch: “Philae obelisk”
  • French: “obélisque de Kingston Lacy”
  • French: “obélisque de Philae”
  • French: “obélisque de Philæ”
  • French: “Obélisque de Philæ”
  • German: “Obelisk von Philae”
  • Hebrew: “האובליסק מפילה”
  • Indonesian: “Obelisk Philae”
  • Italian: “Obelisco di File”
  • Italian: “Obelisco di Philae”
  • Japanese: “フィラエ・オベリスク”
  • Latin: “Obeliscus Philarum”
  • Latin: “Obeliscus Philensis”
  • Macedonian: “обелиск од Фили”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fileobelisken”
  • Norwegian: “Fileobelisken”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco de Filas”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco de Philae”
  • Russian: “Обелиск из Кингстон-Лейси”
  • Russian: “Обелиск с острова Филы”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de File”
  • Swedish: “File-obelisken”
  • Swedish: “Philaes obelisk”
  • Ukrainian: “Обеліск з острова Філи”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Fernery and Kingston Lacy Estate.

Nearby Places

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