For of the 21 ancient obelisks still standing, Egypt itself can claim fewer than five. Rome boasts 13, all snatched from the Land of the Pharaohs in Roman times, and the rest are spread from ...

Toward the end of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new exhibition examining ancient Egypt's influence on Black artists, ...

It lists famous landmarks, such as the obelisk in Rome marked in giant lettering with "Mussolini Dux" (Mussolini leader), as well as more obscure memorials up and down the country. [Twitter] More ...

Much like Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona's centerpiece features an obelisk. However, in this case, the obelisk is surrounded by one of Bernini's masterpieces: Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi.

A short walk away is the fountain and obelisk in front of the Pantheon, one of the best-preserved relics of ancient Rome. It, too, is boarded off. And it’s the same story across the Italian ...

One of the main draws of the square is the Flaminio Obelisk, which stands in the piazza's center. Egyptians built it around 1300 B.C. and Roman emperor Augustus transported it to Rome following ...

They also revealed that during the installation of another Aksum obelisk, which was repatriated after 68 years of exile in Rome, the foundation of Stelae Three was destabilized due to the use of ...

A short walk away is the fountain and obelisk in front of the Pantheon, one of the best-preserved relics of ancient Rome. It, too, is boarded off. And it's the same story across the Italian ...