Obelisk of Thutmosis III (Lateran obelisk)

Lateran obelisk
Thutmosis III raised great temple to Aten where he was depicted as being put up by Amun. Inside this temple, Thutmose planned on erecting his tekhen waty, or "unique obelisk". The tekhen waty was projected to stand alone, instead as part of a pair, and is the tallest obelisk ever successfully cut. It was not, however, put up until Thutmose IV set up it  thirty five years afterwards. It was later went to Rome by Emperor Constantius II and is now known as the Lateran Obelisk.



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