Following Rome’s example, obelisks became urban status symbols. When New York was about to acquire its own obelisk for Central Park in the late 19th century, the New York Herald declared that “it ...

Michele Norris and Melissa Block read from listeners' letters. Our story on the obelisk in Rome being returned to its home in Ethiopia called up this fond memory from Rev. Arthur Carrillo of Detroit, ...

While Rome is most commonly associated with the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain, the city is also home to more Egyptian obelisks than Egypt itself. Globally there are around 30 obelisks, which are ...

It’s a great place to sit in the shade and enjoy a gelato. The base of the Flaminian Obelisk in the Piazza del Popolo on the northern end of Rome’s ancient quarter offers views of the twin churches of ...

Italy has begun dismantling an ancient obelisk in preparation for its return to Ethiopia, following a 60-year dispute. The Axum obelisk, which stands in central Rome, was named after the northern ...

A parchment hidden in the base of Rome's Mussolini Obelisk is a paean to the fascist dictator - and tries to preserve fascism's legacy for the future A text hidden underneath an obelisk in Rome throws ...

Italian workers have detached the top section of an ancient obelisk looted from Ethiopia by fascist troops in 1937, in preparation for its return home. The granite column, thought to be about 2,000 ...