List of obelisks

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This is a list of all obelisks built

Modern obelisks[]

(Listed in date order)

17th century[]

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Fontaine des
Quatre Dauphins		 Fontaine-des-Quatre-Dauphins in Aix-en-Provence.JPG Aix-en-Provence France 1667 43°31′35″N 5°26′44″E / 43.52639°N 5.44556°E / 43.52639; 5.44556

18th century[]

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Market Square obelisk The obelisk, Ripon market place (geograph 4950159).jpg Ripon United Kingdom 24 80 1702 The first large scale obelisk in Britain.[1]
Stillorgan Obelisk Stillorgan Obelisk Tower.jpg Stillorgan, Dublin Ireland 30 100 1727
Umberslade Obelisk
St Luke Church Finsbury st lukes 1.jpg London United Kingdom circa 1727–33. Spire by Nicholas Hawksmoor
Queen Anne Obelisk Queen Anne's Obelisk - geograph.org.uk - 582523.jpg Wentworth Castle, Yorkshire England 1734 Designed by James Gibbs for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Boyne Obelisk Square obelisk by footbridge with iron railing over wide stream, woods in background, Drogheda, Co. Meath cleaned up version.jpg Oldbridge, County Louth Ireland 53 174 1736 Erected to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and was the tallest obelisk in Europe at the time of its construction. It was destroyed in 1923, with only the base remaining in place.
Queen Square Obelisk Queensquareobelisk.JPG Bath United Kingdom 15 49 1738
Conolly's Folly Conollys Folly - the obelisk.jpg Leixlip, County Kildare Ireland 1740
Killiney Hill Obelisk Killiney Hill Obelisk 2.jpg Killiney, County Dublin Ireland 1742
Mamhead obelisk Obelisk, Mamhead - geograph.org.uk - 814943.jpg Mamhead United Kingdom 30 100 1742–1745 An aid to shipping.[2]
General Wolfe's Obelisk Stowe, Wolfe's Obelisk - geograph.org.uk - 152791.jpg Stowe School, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom 1754
Montreal Park Obelisk Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent United Kingdom 1761 Lord Jeffery Amherst's Obelisk.[3]
St George's Circus Obelisk St George's Obelisk.jpg St George's Circus, London United Kingdom 1771 Obelisk by Robert Mylne.
Kagul Obelisk Kagul obelisk.jpg Tsarskoe Selo Russia 1772
Chesma Obelisk(ru) Gatchina. Chesmensky obelisk. 2010 (2).jpg Gatchina Russia 1775
Liberty Memorial, Copenhagen Frihedsstøtten 2005-01.jpg Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen Denmark 20 66 1788 55°40′27″N 12°33′48″E / 55.6742°N 12.5633°E / 55.6742; 12.5633 Erected in memory of the peasant reforms in 1788 which led to the abolition of adscription (Danish: Stavnsbåndet).
Villa Medici Giardini di villa medici, piazzale, fontana con copia obelisco di boboli (un tempo qui).JPG Rome Italy 1790 A 19th-century copy of the Egyptian obelisk moved to the Boboli Gardens in Florence
Obelisk Fountain Restored Obelisk Fountain on James street in Dublin 1790.jpg James St., Dublin Ireland 1790
Constable Obelisk Gatchina obelisk.JPG Gatchina Palace, Gatchina Russia 1793
Moore-Vallotton Incident marker Wexford Ireland 1793 [4]
Rumyantsev Obelisk Rumyantsev skver.jpg St Petersburg Russia 1799
Obelisk at Slottsbacken Obelisk in Stockholm.jpg Stockholm Sweden 30 100 1800 Dismantled in 2017 and rebuilt in 2020.[5]

19th century[]

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Nelson memorial Nelson Monument, Springfield Park 2.jpg Springfield Park Liverpool, England United Kingdom circa 1805 53°25′06″N 02°53′54″W / 53.41833°N 2.89833°W / 53.41833; -2.89833 Erected to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson[6]
St. Emmeram's Palace Obelisk Obelisk Emmeramsplatz Regensburg-1.JPG Regensburg, Bavaria Germany circa 1810
St. Augustine, Florida United States 1814 In commemoration of the Spanish Constitution of 1812
Brightling Needle Brightling, East Sussex United Kingdom 20 65 circa 1815 [7]
Patriots' Grave, Old Burying Ground Patriots' Grave, Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Massachusetts.JPG Arlington, Massachusetts United States 1818 42°24′58″N 71°09′31″W / 42.41611°N 71.15861°W / 42.41611; -71.15861
George IV Monument Dun laoghaire obelisk.jpg Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin Ireland 1823
Blantyre Monument Monument near Bishopton - geograph.org.uk - 448575.jpg Erskine, Renfrewshire United Kingdom 24 80 circa 1825 [8]
Workers Monument Pomnik Budowy Szosy Brzeskiej 2019.jpg Grochów, Warsaw Poland 1825
Lublin Union Monument Alians PL LublinStreetKrakowskiePrzedmiescie,2009 08 09,P8090040.jpg Lublin Poland 13 43 1826 [9]
Captain Cook's Monument Easby Moor, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire United Kingdom 15.5 51 1827 [10]
Groton Monument GrotonMemorial.jpg Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut United States 41 135 1830 41°21′18″N 72°4′46″W / 41.35500°N 72.07944°W / 41.35500; -72.07944 [11]
Bunker Hill Monument Bunker hill 2009.JPG Charlestown, Massachusetts United States 67 221 1827-43 42°22′35″N 71°03′41″W / 42.37639°N 71.06139°W / 42.37639; -71.06139 [12]
Spencer Monument Ponsonby Obelisk.jpeg Blata l-Bajda Malta 1831
(relocated 1893)		 35°53′17″N 14°29′53″E / 35.88806°N 14.49806°E / 35.88806; 14.49806 [13]
Obelisk till minne av Gustav II Adolf - Louis Jean Desprez 01.jpg Uppsala Sweden 1832 59°51′25″N 17°37′56″E / 59.85694°N 17.63222°E / 59.85694; 17.63222 In memory of king Gustav II Adolf, donated by king Charles XIV John.[14]
, Monticello Charlottesville, Virginia United States 1833 38°00′37″N 78°27′08″W / 38.01028°N 78.45222°W / 38.01028; -78.45222 Erected by his family, Jefferson had willed that only three achievements be sketched onto it: Author of the Declaration of Independence, author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia.[15]
Obelisk of Lions, Copou Park Obeliscul Leilor din Iaşi.jpg Iași Romania 13.5 44 1834 47°10′43″N 27°34′01″E / 47.17851°N 27.56691°E / 47.17851; 27.56691 [16]
Villa Torlonia Obelisco.JPG Rome Italy 1842 41°54′50″N 12°30′43″E / 41.91389°N 12.51194°E / 41.91389; 12.51194 Two obelisks
Reggio Emilia obelisk Tempio della Beata Vergine della Ghiara.JPG Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna Italy 1842 44°42′0″N 10°38′0″E / 44.70000°N 10.63333°E / 44.70000; 10.63333 Commemorates marriage of Francis V, Duke of Modena to princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Rutherford's Monument Anwoth, Scotland United Kingdom 1842 A memorial to Samuel Rutherford[17]
Political Martyrs' Monument Martyrs Monument, Calton Hill.jpg Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom 27 90 1844 55°57′12″N 3°11′9″W / 55.95333°N 3.18583°W / 55.95333; -3.18583 [18]
Lansdowne Monument The Lansdowne Monument - geograph.org.uk - 220145.jpg Wiltshire, England United Kingdom 38 125 1845 51°25′22″N 1°55′58″W / 51.4228°N 1.9327°W / 51.4228; -1.9327 Erected by the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to commemorate Sir William Petty.[19]
The Obelisk Obelisk - Macquarie Pier - Newcastle NSW (5619925515).jpg Newcastle, New South Wales Australia 1850
Wellington Monument Wellington Monument, Somerset.jpg Wellington, Somerset United Kingdom 53 175 1854 50°56′53″N 3°13′45″W / 50.9480°N 3.2293°W / 50.9480; -3.2293 [20]
Stoodley Pike Monument Stoodley Pike 2.jpg Todmorden, West Yorkshire United Kingdom 37 121 1856 53°42′51″N 2°2′33″W / 53.71417°N 2.04250°W / 53.71417; -2.04250 [21]
Hyde Park Obelisk Hyde Park Obelisk 1.jpg Sydney, New South Wales Australia 22 72 1857 33°52′29″S 151°12′36″E / 33.87472°S 151.21000°E / -33.87472; 151.21000 [22]
Herndon Monument Herndon Monument.jpg Annapolis, Maryland United States 6.4 21 1860 38°58′56″N 76°29′09″W / 38.9823°N 76.4859°W / 38.9823; -76.4859 Erected by the US Naval Academy to commemorate the loss of William Lewis Herndon.
Obelisk of Fontenoy Fontenoy obelisk IMG 2132.jpg Fontenoy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté France 1860
Wellington Monument Ireland - Dublin - Phoenix Park - Wellington Monument.jpg Phoenix Park, Dublin Ireland 62 203 1861 The tallest in Europe.
Prince of Wales' Obelisk Port Elizabeth Obelisk at Bayworld.JPG Port Elizabeth South Africa Intended for one George Kemp but erected to commemorate the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark in 1861. Originally on Market Square, now in front of the Bayworld Museum Complex.[citation needed]
Lincoln Tomb Abraham Lincoln Tomb Springfield Illiois.jpg Springfield, Illinois United States 36 117 1865 39°49′24″N 89°39′21″W / 39.82333°N 89.65583°W / 39.82333; -89.65583 [23]
Tyndale Monument Tyndale Monument.jpg North Nibley, Gloucestershire United Kingdom 34 111 1866
Nicholson's Obelisk Nicholsons Monument.jpg Margalla Hills, Rawalpindi–Islamabad Pakistan 12 40 1868 [24]
Hamilton Monument County Dublin - Hamilton Monument - 20190615205721.jpg Skerries, Dublin Ireland 1870
Captain Cook Obelisk Kurnell.JPG Kurnell, New South Wales Australia 1870 34°00′17″S 151°13′03″E / 34.004667°S 151.217556°E / -34.004667; 151.217556 [25]
Obelisk of April's Peace Detalle de la piramide de la Paz de Abril de 1872.JPG San José de Mayo, San José Uruguay 1873
Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial Obelisk Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States 34 110 1876 40°15′47″N 76°53′13″W / 40.26304°N 76.88681°W / 40.26304; -76.88681 [26]
Washington Monument Washington Monument Top.jpg Washington, D.C. United States 169 555 1884 38°53′22″N 77°2′7″W / 38.88944°N 77.03528°W / 38.88944; -77.03528 [27]
Oriskany Battlefield monument OriskanyBattlefield monument December2007.jpg Rome, New York United States 1884 43°10′7″N 75°22′8″W / 43.16861°N 75.36889°W / 43.16861; -75.36889 [28]
Monument to the Restorers Lisboa - Monumento aos Restauradores.jpg Restauradores Square, Lisbon Portugal 1886 38°42′57″N 9°8′30″W / 38.71583°N 9.14167°W / 38.71583; -9.14167 Erected to celebrate the victory in the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668).
Ludwig van Beethoven's grave Beethoven Grave rotcrop.jpg Vienna Central Cemetery Austria 1888
Bennington Battle Monument CW memorial Bennington VT.jpg Bennington, Vermont United States 92 or 93 301 or 306 1889 42°53′21″N 73°12′57″W / 42.88917°N 73.21583°W / 42.88917; -73.21583 [29]
Monolith "The Obelisk" Villalar de los Comuneros Monumento a los comuneros.JPG Villalar de los Comuneros, Castile and León Spain 1889 41°33′0″N 5°8′0″W / 41.55000°N 5.13333°W / 41.55000; -5.13333
Dalhousie Obelisk Dalhousie Obelisk 2, Jan 06.JPG Raffles Place, Central Area Singapore 1891 1°17′15″N 103°51′8″E / 1.28750°N 103.85222°E / 1.28750; 103.85222 [30]
The Obelisk, Penn State University Penn state oblisk.jpg University Park, Pennsylvania United States 1896
Confederate War Memorial Monument1.JPG Dallas, Texas United States 1896 32°46′32″N 96°47′59″W / 32.77556°N 96.79972°W / 32.77556; -96.79972 [31]
Brussel-Obelisk Anspach (2).jpg Brussels Belgium 1897

20th century[]

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
William Dudley Chipley Memorial Wmdudleychipleyobelisk.jpg Plaza Ferdinand VII, Pensacola, Florida United States 1901 30°26′N 87°12′W / 30.433°N 87.200°W / 30.433; -87.200
Sergeant Floyd Monument Sergeant Floyd Monument, sunset.jpg Sioux City, Iowa United States 1901 42°27′45″N 96°22′39″W / 42.46250°N 96.37750°W / 42.46250; -96.37750 [32]
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial JosephSmithBirthplace.JPG South Royalton, Vermont United States 15 50 1905 43°49′25″N 72°28′23″W / 43.823473°N 72.47308°W / 43.823473; -72.47308 [33]: 118 
McKinley Monument McKinley Monument.jpg Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York United States 29 96 1907 42°53′11″N 78°52′41″W / 42.88639°N 78.87806°W / 42.88639; -78.87806 [34]
The Veterans' Monument Elizabethton, Tennessee United States 1904 Dedicated to American Civil War veterans from Carter County, Tennessee.
Samuel Smith Monument Samuel Smith Memorial, Sefton Park, Liverpool - DSC05658.JPG Sefton Park, Liverpool United Kingdom 1909 53°23′09.67″N 02°56′43.08″W / 53.3860194°N 2.9453000°W / 53.3860194; -2.9453000 Designed by C.J. Allen as a memorial to local MP and philanthropist. Granite, with bronze plaques.[35]
Finn's Point National Cemetery Pennsville Township, New Jersey United States 26 85 1910 Erected by the U.S. government in 1910 to memorialize Confederate soldiers buried at the cemetery.
Coronation Memorial The Obelsik marking the Durbar of King George V at Coronation Park, Delhi.2JPG.jpg Coronation Park, Delhi India To commemorate the founding of New Delhi in 1911 followed by other obelisks around the Rashtrapati Bhavan
Victory Memorial Fort Recovery obelisk.jpg Fort Recovery, Ohio United States 31 101 1913 [36]
Rizal Monument Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park, Philippines.png Luneta Park, Manila Philippines 12.7 42 1913 14°34′54″N 120°58′36″E / 14.581669°N 120.976694°E / 14.581669; 120.976694 built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal.
National Women's Monument 9 2 302 0045-Women's Monument Bloemfontein-s.jpg Bloemfontein South Africa 1913 29°08′30″S 26°12′30″E / 29.1416°S 26.2083°E / -29.1416; 26.2083 [37]
Ozark Trail Obelisk commemorating Ozark Trail in Farwell, Texas.JPG Various locations including Stroud, Oklahoma, Farwell, Dimmitt, Wellington, and Tulia, Texas United States 1913 Formerly a series of 21 obelisks
PAX Memorial Walmer, Port Elizabeth South Africa 6 20 1919 A World War I memorial to local fallen soldiers.[38]
Flagler Monument Flagler-Memorial-Island-MAR2007.jpg Flagler Monument Island, Miami Beach, Florida United States 34 110 1920 25°47′7″N 80°9′10″W / 25.78528°N 80.15278°W / 25.78528; -80.15278 [39]
Southport War Memorial Obelisk, Lord Street, Southport (2).JPG London Square, Southport, Lancashire, England United Kingdom 20.6 67.5 1923
Veterans Memorial Plaza Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianápolis, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-22, DD 01.jpg Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis, Indiana United States 30 100 1923 39°46′25″N 86°9′25″W / 39.77361°N 86.15694°W / 39.77361; -86.15694 [40]
Jefferson Davis Monument JeffDavisMemorial.jpg Fairview, Kentucky United States 107 351 1924 Commemorating the birthplace
of the President
of the Confederate States of America
King's Domain, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 23 75 1924 [41]
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument Camp Merritt Memorial Monument.jpg Cresskill, New Jersey United States 20 66 1924 Monument dedicated to the soldiers who passed through Camp Merritt, New Jersey, en route to Europe in World War I, particularly those who died at the camp due to the influenza epidemic of 1918
Hobart Cenotaph Hobart-War-Memorial-Cenotaph-2008.jpg Queens Domain, Hobart, Tasmania Australia 1925 42°52′39″S 147°20′10″E / 42.87750°S 147.33611°E / -42.87750; 147.33611 A World War I memorial[42]
The Big Red Apple Cornelia, Georgia Big Red Apple.JPG Cornelia, Georgia United States 2.4 8 1925 34°30′49″N 83°31′51″W / 34.51361°N 83.53083°W / 34.51361; -83.53083 A short square obelisk with the world's largest apple on top stands[43]
Prague Castle Obelisk
(or Monolith from Mrákotín)		 Prague Castle, Obelisk 2.JPG Prague Castle, Prague Czech Republic 15.42 50.6 1930 50°5′25″N 14°24′1″E / 50.09028°N 14.40028°E / 50.09028; 14.40028
Obelisk of Montevideo
(or Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830)		 Obelisco a los constituyentes.jpg Parque Batlle, Montevideo Uruguay 40 130 1930 34°53′51″S 56°09′52″W / 34.8975°S 56.1644°W / -34.8975; -56.1644 [44]
High Point Monument High Point Monument from below.jpg High Point, Montague, New Jersey United States 67 220 1930 41°19′15″N 74°39′42″W / 41.32083°N 74.66167°W / 41.32083; -74.66167 Located on top of New Jersey's highest point, 550 m (1,803 ft) above sea level.
Foro Italico Le Foro Italico (Rome) (5906477156).jpg Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz, Rome Italy 1932 41°55′55″N 12°27′32″E / 41.93194°N 12.45889°E / 41.93194; 12.45889 Erected to honour Benito Mussolini.
Paterson Monument.jpg Windmill Point, George Town, Tasmania Australia 1935 41°06′34″S 146°49′01″E / 41.10944°S 146.81694°E / -41.10944; 146.81694 Erected to commemorate the 1804 landing of William Paterson (explorer).[45]
Obelisk of Buenos Aires Obelisco 2.JPG San Nicolás, Buenos Aires Argentina 71.5 235 1936 34°36′13″S 58°22′54″W / 34.60361°S 58.38167°W / -34.60361; -58.38167
Trujillo Obelisk Obelisco Santo Domingo.jpg Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 42 137 1937
War Memorial Floriana War memorial.jpeg Floriana Malta 1938 35°53′37″N 14°30′29″E / 35.89361°N 14.50806°E / 35.89361; 14.50806 [46]
San Jacinto Monument San Jacinto Monument.jpg La Porte, Texas United States 172.92 567.3 1939 29°45′00″N 95°04′51″W / 29.7499°N 95.0807°W / 29.7499; -95.0807 [47]
Trylon and Perisphere 1939fairhelicline.jpg 1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing, New York United States 190 620 1939 40°44′47″N 73°50′42″W / 40.7463°N 73.8451°W / 40.7463; -73.8451 Not a true obelisk, but an art deco variant.
Maungakiekie Obelisk Onetreehill monument01.jpg One Tree Hill, Auckland New Zealand 1940 36°54′0″S 174°46′59″E / 36.90000°S 174.78306°E / -36.90000; 174.78306 [48]
Victory Monument VictoryMonument - contrast.JPG Bangkok Thailand 1941 13°45′53″N 100°32′19″E / 13.76472°N 100.53861°E / 13.76472; 100.53861 To commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War, a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo-China, which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos. These were among the territories which the Kingdom of Siam had been forced to cede to France in 1893 and 1904, and patriotic Thais considered them rightfully to belong to Thailand.
Plaza Francia Obelisk Plaza Francia.jpg Altamira, Caracas Venezuela 1944 10°29′47″N 66°50′56″W / 10.49639°N 66.84889°W / 10.49639; -66.84889
Banská Bystrica Obelisk Banská Bystrica NamSNP 9238.JPG Banská Bystrica Slovakia 1945 Commemorates the soldiers of the Red Army and those of the Romanian Army who fell while liberating the town.
Cenotaph on Leinster Lawn Cenetaphleinsterlawn2012.jpg Leinster House, Dublin Ireland 18.28 60.0 1950 53°20′26″N 6°15′14″W / 53.34055°N 6.254021°W / 53.34055; -6.254021 Erected to commemorate the memories of Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins;[49] and replaced an earlier temporary cenotaph, erected in 1923.[50]
Lucas Gusher Obelisk Beaumont, Texas United States 1951 Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the birth of the liquid fuel age as the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop on January 10, 1901.
Heroes Monument Heroic Monument Surabaya.jpg Surabaya Indonesia 41.5 135.0 1952 7°14′46″S 112°44′15″E / 7.24611°S 112.73750°E / -7.24611; 112.73750 Commemorate the events of November 10, 1945 at the Battle of Surabaya
1947–1949 Palestine war Memorial Meron 181.jpg Safed Israel 32°57′57″N 35°29′54″E / 32.96583°N 35.49833°E / 32.96583; 35.49833
Obelisk of São Paulo Obelisk of Sao Paulo.jpg São Paulo Brazil 72 236 1954 23°35′5″S 46°39′17″W / 23.58472°S 46.65472°W / -23.58472; -46.65472 [51]
Obelisks outside the Palace of Culture and Science Varsovio, kulturpalaco, suda obelisko, 1.jpeg Warsaw Poland 1955
Monument to the abolition of slavery
(Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud)		 Abolition Park in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2972).jpg Abolition Park, Ponce Puerto Rico 30 100 1956 18°00′21″N 66°36′46″W / 18.00583°N 66.61278°W / 18.00583; -66.61278 [52]
Obelisco3LaPaz.JPG La Paz Bolivia 16°29′55″S 68°08′06″W / 16.49861°S 68.13500°W / -16.49861; -68.13500
Demidovsky Pillar Barnaul - Demidov Square.jpg Tsentralny City District, Barnaul, Altai Krai Russia 14 46 53°20′N 83°45′E / 53.333°N 83.750°E / 53.333; 83.750
Victory Obelisk
(Poklonnaya Hill Obelisk)		 Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow Russia 141.8 465 55°43′54″N 37°30′24″E / 55.73167°N 37.50667°E / 55.73167; 37.50667 [53]
Bayonet-Obelisk of the War Memorial Brest Brest Fortress 9085 2150.jpg Brest Fortress, Brest Belarus 100 330 1971 52°04′59″N 23°39′15″E / 52.082961°N 23.654251°E / 52.082961; 23.654251 [54]
Trinity Nuclear Test Site Obelisk Trinity Site Obelisk National Historic Landmark.jpg Jornada del Muerto, Socorro, New Mexico United States 3.7 12 The location of the first atomic bomb explosion.[55]
Cairn to mark the Geographic Centre of North America Rugby-nd-obelisk-geographical-center-of-north-america.jpg Rugby, North Dakota United States 4.6 15 1971 The structure is more like a cairn sited near the geographical center of North America (Mexico, USA and Canada). The location of the geographical center is approximately 15 miles (24 km) for the location of the cairn.[56]
Pirulito da Praça Sete PraçaSeteBHMG.jpg Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil
Oregon Trail BoiseOregonTrailMonument.jpg Boise, Idaho United States 21 obelisks that mark the trail.[57][58]
Islamic Summit Minar Islamic Summit Minar Charing Cross.jpg Lahore, Punjab Pakistan 47 155 1974 An obelisk-shape structure built to commemorate the Organisation of Islamic Conference.
Luxor Hotel Luxor hotel (Las Vegas) obelisc.JPG Las Vegas, Nevada United States The obelisk stands in front of the hotel, a pyramid-shaped hotel along The Strip
Endicott, Triple Cities, New York United States 1975 An obelisk stands in front of radio talk show host Clint Ferro's boyhood home[citation needed]
Monumen Nasional Monas by day.jpg Merdeka Square, Jakarta Indonesia 132 433 1975 Symbolizing the fight for the independence of Indonesia
Juche Tower Tower of Juche Idea, Pyongyang, North Korea (2909246855).jpg Pyongyang North Korea 170 560 1982 39°1′4″N 125°45′48″E / 39.01778°N 125.76333°E / 39.01778; 125.76333
Leningrad Hero City Obelisk IvanSmelov-VOSSTANIYA.jpg Vosstaniya Square, Saint Petersburg Russia 1985 59°55′52″N 30°21′43″E / 59.931°N 30.362°E / 59.931; 30.362
Minsk Hero City Obelisk Victors Avenue, Minsk Belarus 45 148 1985 53°54′54″N 27°32′17″E / 53.915°N 27.538°E / 53.915; 27.538
1948 Arab–Israeli War Memorial Ashdod-Ad-Halom-83.jpg Ad Halom, Ashdod Israel 31°46′0″N 34°39′58″E / 31.76667°N 34.66611°E / 31.76667; 34.66611 Memorial to Egypt's fallen soldiers[59]
Avis Obelisk Avis obelisk.jpg Avis Farms Office Park, Pittsfield Township, Michigan United States 1998 42°13′21″N 83°42′52″W / 42.22250°N 83.71444°W / 42.22250; -83.71444
Bahá'í House of Worship Haifa site future Baha'i House of Worship.jpg Bahá'í World Centre buildings, Mount Carmel, Haifa Israel 1971 Marking the site of the future Bahá'í House of Worship.
Independence Monument Obelisk Yangon, Independence Monument, Myanmar.jpg Maha Bandula Park, Yangon Myanmar [60]

21st century[]

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Capas National Shrine Tarlac province Philippines 70 230 2003 15°20′56″N 120°32′43″E / 15.34891°N 120.545246°E / 15.34891; 120.545246 [citation needed]
Kolonna Eterna Kolonna Eterna, San Gwann..jpeg San Gwann Malta 6 2003 35°54′35″N 14°28′36″E / 35.90972°N 14.47667°E / 35.90972; 14.47667 Egyptian obelisk by Paul Vella Critien[61]
Colonna Mediterranea Colonna Mediterranea.jpeg Luqa Malta 3.0 10 2006 35°51′38″N 14°29′3″E / 35.86056°N 14.48417°E / 35.86056; 14.48417 Abstract art by Paul Vella Critien[62]
Plaza Salcedo Obelisk Plaza Salcedo in Vigan City.JPG Vigan, Ilocos Sur Philippines 17°34′N 120°23′E / 17.567°N 120.383°E / 17.567; 120.383
Colony Park Monument Ridgeland, Mississippi United States 58 190
Santa Rosa, California United States 20 65 Made of 340 bicycles[63]
Obelisco Novecento Rome Italy 2004 Sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro[citation needed]
Armed Forces Memorial National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire United Kingdom 2007
Särkynyt lyhty Tornio, Lapland Finland 9 30 Made of stainless steel[citation needed]
Human rights obelisk Brussels Belgium 12 39 2018 The monument, consists of a stack of 30 coloured stones, includes all the articles of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in four languages - French, Dutch, German and English.[64]

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