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The Egyptian Obelisk, also called the Obelisk of Theodosius, is an ancient red-granite monument made for Pharaoh Thutmose III. Emperor Theodosius I re-erected it in Constantinople’s Hippodrome. Its hieroglyphs and the reliefs on its pedestal preserve traces of different stages of its history.
The marble pedestal depicts the obelisk’s re-erection and chariot races attended by the emperor. Its base, buried as ground levels rose, was uncovered by British researcher Charles Newton in April 1857.
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