Unfinished Obelisk Aswan

The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan is famous in the pages of history because of red granites. The beautiful red granites that were used in building the temples and monuments in the ancient days were brought from the quarries of Aswan. Now while you are on a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk you can see innumerable inscriptions in the area around the quarries. These are probably the descriptions of the various quarrying projects that were undertaken in the past days.

The Unfinished Obelisk was mainly intended as a companion to the Lateran Obelisk which. Though originally at Karnak it is now presently in Rome. The stone weighing over 2.3 million pounds would have been the world’s largest piece of stone in the world. But as a crack developed in the stone it was abandoned. If the granite would not have developed a crack then it would have been the obelisk would have the biggest with 40 meters height.
The Unfinished Obelisk that lies on the southern part of Aswan is attributed to Queen Hatshepsut’s. See the beautiful rock faces that show the imprint of ancient rock cutters.

The tools that were once used by the builders during the quarrying projects helped historians to gather information how the ancient stone cutters used to perform their work. The stone blocks were separated from the rocks by boring holes and driving wedges into theses. These wedges were then soaked in the water and then detached. Get an insight into the primitive tools and the technologies that were used in stone cutting.

The site which has been recently renovated in order to attract tourists now bustles with a lot of tourist facilities. Enjoy a lovely walk in the wooden walkways and steps that are located here. If you are interested to se the various exhibits of the past visit the local museum where you can find a number of artifacts that are featured here for display.

Location
The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan is located in the Northern Quarry.

Attractions
The Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan has the famous Fatimid Cemetery. Thug a cemetery is not at all an interesting place so visit, yet this cemetery where some of the famous personalities of Aswan rest is set in a beautiful landscape.