Aswan - Unfinished Obelisk

In the Northern Quarries can be seen an unfinished obelisk (137ft/41.75m long, 14ft/4.20m across at the broader end), no doubt abandoned because of a crack in the stone. It is estimated that the completed obelisk would have weighed 1,168 tons and would have been the largest ever hewn. Round the obelisk has been cut a trench 212ft/75cm wide. On the surrounding rock faces, which are of moderate height, can be seen many traces of the work of ancient stonecutters.