A state district judge on Friday issued a ruling calling on the city of Santa Fe to rebuild the toppled Plaza obelisk or pick from a list of other options laid out in state law. Judge Mathew ...

Called obelisks, these massive, pointed shafts of polished granite were often capped with gold. Their size undoubtedly made them extremely difficult to move and raise. But exactly how much did ...

In 1995, a NOVA team dared to demonstrate firsthand what has mystified historians for millennia: how to raise an obelisk using only materials and techniques the ancient Egyptians might have used.

Places of interest: Obelisk (war memorial for the Bavarian ... Exhibitions and events about North America are held here. When the Bavarian ruler Maximilian I Joseph entered into an alliance ...