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.- Obelisk
- …stands 16 metres (52 feet) tall
- 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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Obelisk of Theodosius
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Latitude
41.00593° or 41° 0′ 21″ north
Longitude
28.9754° or 28° 58′ 31″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X4G+95
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = monument
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = obelisk
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Obelisk of Theodosius” goes by many names.
Obelisku i TeodositAlbanian
ثيودوسياي ديكيليتاشِArabic
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
狄奥多西方尖碑Chinese
Theodosiův obeliskCzech
Obelisk of TheodosiusDutch
Obelisk van TheodosiusDutch
Obelisko de TeodozioEsperanto
Οβελίσκος του ΘεοδοσίουGreek
Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄Greek
אובליסק תאודוסיוסHebrew
थियोडोसियस का ओबिलिस्कHindi
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
Египетский обелискRussian
Обелиск ФеодосияRussian
Teodozijev obeliskSlovenian
دیکیلیداشSouth Azerbaijani
TheodosiusobeliskenSwedish
DikilitaşTurkish
ObeliskTurkish
Theodosius DikilitaşıTurkish
Обеліск ФеодосіяUkrainian
تھیوڈوسیس دی اوبلسکWestern Panjabi
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