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List of modern obelisks

This is a list of all obelisks built after the 16th century. See List of obelisks in Rome, List of Egyptian obelisks for some ancient obelisks.

Modern obelisks edit

(Listed in date order)

17th century edit

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Fontaine des
Quatre Dauphins
  Aix-en-Provence France 1667 43°31′35″N 5°26′44″E / 43.52639°N 5.44556°E / 43.52639; 5.44556

18th century edit

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Market Square obelisk   Ripon United Kingdom 24 80 1702 54°08′11″N 1°31′25″W / 54.136340°N 1.523736°W / 54.136340; -1.523736 The first large scale obelisk in Britain.[1]
Stillorgan Obelisk   Stillorgan, Dublin Ireland 30 100 1727 53°17′12″N 6°10′53″W / 53.286663°N 6.181317°W / 53.286663; -6.181317
St. Bartholomäi Church   Dessau-Roßlau Germany 42 138 1722–25. Spire by Carlo Ignazio Pozzi 51°50′23″N 12°16′26″E / 51.839785°N 12.273856°E / 51.839785; 12.273856 height of obelisk: 18 metres
St Luke Church   London United Kingdom circa 1727–33. Spire by Nicholas Hawksmoor 51°31′31″N 0°05′39″W / 51.525212°N 0.094223°W / 51.525212; -0.094223
Queen Anne Obelisk   Wentworth Castle, Yorkshire England 1734 53°31′19″N 1°30′03″W / 53.521898°N 1.500927°W / 53.521898; -1.500927 Designed by James Gibbs for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Boyne Obelisk   Oldbridge, County Louth Ireland 53 174 1736 53°43′31″N 6°25′00″W / 53.725372°N 6.416718°W / 53.725372; -6.416718 Erected to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and was the tallest obelisk in Europe at the time of its construction. It was destroyed in 1923, with only the base remaining in place.
Queen Square Obelisk   Bath United Kingdom 15 49 1738 51°23′00″N 2°21′49″W / 51.383419°N 2.363585°W / 51.383419; -2.363585
Conolly's Folly   Leixlip, County Kildare Ireland 43 140 1740 53°22′10″N 6°33′36″W / 53.369412°N 6.559868°W / 53.369412; -6.559868
Killiney Hill Obelisk   Killiney, County Dublin Ireland 1742 53°15′56″N 6°06′43″W / 53.265569°N 6.111837°W / 53.265569; -6.111837
Mamhead obelisk   Mamhead United Kingdom 30 100 1742–1745 50°37′00″N 3°31′14″W / 50.616542°N 3.520563°W / 50.616542; -3.520563 An aid to shipping.[2]
Umberslade Obelisk   Umberslade Hall, Nuthurst, Warwickshire United Kingdom 21 70 1749 52°20′32″N 1°47′17″W / 52.342306°N 1.787969°W / 52.342306; -1.787969
General Wolfe's Obelisk   Stowe School, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom 1754 52°02′32″N 1°01′04″W / 52.042261°N 1.017686°W / 52.042261; -1.017686
Montreal Park Obelisk Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent United Kingdom 1761 51°16′29″N 0°09′59″E / 51.274666°N 0.166262°E / 51.274666; 0.166262 Lord Jeffery Amherst's Obelisk.[3]
St George's Circus Obelisk   St George's Circus, London United Kingdom 1771 51°29′55″N 0°06′17″W / 51.498707°N 0.104747°W / 51.498707; -0.104747 Obelisk by Robert Mylne.
Kagul Obelisk   Tsarskoe Selo Russia 1772 59°42′52″N 30°23′32″E / 59.714348°N 30.392089°E / 59.714348; 30.392089
Mautpyramide   Marktbreit Germany 10 33 1773 49°37′18″N 10°06′58″E / 49.621530°N 10.116155°E / 49.621530; 10.116155 marked the end of the section of the road Würzburg-Ansbach in the Principality of Ansbach. Originally situated on a refuge island on the road Würzburg-Ansbach, rebuilt after collision with a truck on December 3, 2010, next to the road
Chesma Obelisk(ru)   Gatchina Russia 1775 59°34′01″N 30°06′17″E / 59.567062°N 30.104832°E / 59.567062; 30.104832
Liberty Memorial, Copenhagen   Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen Denmark 20 66 1788 55°40′27″N 12°33′48″E / 55.6742°N 12.5633°E / 55.6742; 12.5633 Erected in memory of the peasant reforms in 1788 which led to the abolition of adscription (Danish: Stavnsbåndet).
Villa Medici   Rome Italy 1790 41°54′32″N 12°28′59″E / 41.908843°N 12.483178°E / 41.908843; 12.483178 A 19th-century copy of the Egyptian obelisk moved to the Boboli Gardens in Florence
Obelisk Fountain   James St., Dublin Ireland 1790 53°20′36″N 6°17′25″W / 53.343290°N 6.290279°W / 53.343290; -6.290279
Summerhill Obelisk   Dangan Castle Ireland 1790 53°30′43″N 6°44′54″W / 53.512054°N 6.748462°W / 53.512054; -6.748462 Restored and repaired to its original height in 2014 with the original brick and other materials.
Constable Obelisk   Gatchina Palace, Gatchina Russia 1793 59°33′36″N 30°06′47″E / 59.560129°N 30.113045°E / 59.560129; 30.113045
Moore-Vallotton Incident marker Wexford Ireland 1793 52°20′25″N 6°28′19″W / 52.340274°N 6.471940°W / 52.340274; -6.471940 [4]
Rumyantsev Obelisk   St Petersburg Russia 21 70 1799 59°56′18″N 30°17′33″E / 59.938440°N 30.292509°E / 59.938440; 30.292509
Obelisk at Slottsbacken   Stockholm Sweden 30 98 1800 59°19′33″N 18°04′17″E / 59.325871°N 18.071507°E / 59.325871; 18.071507 Dismantled in 2017 and rebuilt in 2020.[5]

19th century edit

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Nelson memorial   Springfield Park Liverpool, England United Kingdom circa 1805 53°25′06″N 02°53′54″W / 53.41833°N 2.89833°W / 53.41833; -2.89833 Erected to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson[6]
Nelson Monument   Portsmouth Harbour United Kingdom 37 120 1808 50°51′38″N 1°08′03″W / 50.86056°N 1.13417°W / 50.86056; -1.13417
St. Emmeram's Palace Obelisk   Regensburg, Bavaria Germany circa 1810 49°00′57.07″N 12°05′32.68″E / 49.0158528°N 12.0924111°E / 49.0158528; 12.0924111
Wandersmann   Hofheim am Taunus Germany 11 36 1813 50°03′23″N 8°23′02″E / 50.05639°N 8.38389°E / 50.05639; 8.38389 [1]
Constitution Obelisk St. Augustine, Florida United States 1814 29°53′35.38″N 81°18′15.53″W / 29.8931611°N 81.3043139°W / 29.8931611; -81.3043139 In commemoration of the Spanish Constitution of 1812
Brightling Needle Brightling, East Sussex United Kingdom 20 65 circa 1815 50°57′57.96″N 0°22′37.25″E / 50.9661000°N 0.3770139°E / 50.9661000; 0.3770139 [7]
Patriots' Grave, Old Burying Ground   Arlington, Massachusetts United States 1818 42°24′58″N 71°09′31″W / 42.41611°N 71.15861°W / 42.41611; -71.15861
George IV Monument   Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin Ireland 1823 53°17′37.72″N 6°07′54.44″W / 53.2938111°N 6.1317889°W / 53.2938111; -6.1317889
Blantyre Monument   Erskine, Renfrewshire United Kingdom 24 80 circa 1825 55°54′56.54″N 4°29′45.29″W / 55.9157056°N 4.4959139°W / 55.9157056; -4.4959139 [8]
Workers Monument   Grochów, Warsaw Poland 1825 52°14′45.81″N 21°04′35.32″E / 52.2460583°N 21.0764778°E / 52.2460583; 21.0764778
Lublin Union Monument   Lublin Poland 13 43 1826 51°14′53.39″N 22°33′37.2″E / 51.2481639°N 22.560333°E / 51.2481639; 22.560333 [9]
Captain Cook's Monument Easby Moor, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire United Kingdom 15.5 51 1827 54°28′58.88″N 1°05′26.95″W / 54.4830222°N 1.0908194°W / 54.4830222; -1.0908194 [10]
Groton Monument   Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut United States 41 135 1830 41°21′18″N 72°4′46″W / 41.35500°N 72.07944°W / 41.35500; -72.07944 [11]
Bunker Hill Monument   Charlestown, Massachusetts United States 67 221 1827-43 42°22′35″N 71°03′41″W / 42.37639°N 71.06139°W / 42.37639; -71.06139 [12]
Spencer Monument   Blata l-Bajda Malta 1831
(relocated 1893)
35°53′17″N 14°29′53″E / 35.88806°N 14.49806°E / 35.88806; 14.49806 [13]
Obelisk in Odinslund   Uppsala Sweden 1832 59°51′25″N 17°37′56″E / 59.85694°N 17.63222°E / 59.85694; 17.63222 In memory of king Gustav II Adolf, donated by king Charles XIV John.[14]
Thomas Jefferson Obelisk, Monticello Charlottesville, Virginia United States 1833 38°00′37″N 78°27′08″W / 38.01028°N 78.45222°W / 38.01028; -78.45222 Erected by his family, Jefferson had willed that only three achievements be sketched onto it: Author of the Declaration of Independence, author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia.[15]
Munich obelisk   Munich Germany 29 95 1833 48°08′41″N 11°34′09″E / 48.144699°N 11.569167°E / 48.144699; 11.569167
Obelisk of Lions, Copou Park   Iași Romania 13.5 44 1834 47°10′43″N 27°34′01″E / 47.17851°N 27.56691°E / 47.17851; 27.56691 [16]
Villa Torlonia   Rome Italy 1842 41°54′50″N 12°30′43″E / 41.91389°N 12.51194°E / 41.91389; 12.51194 Two obelisks
Obelisk of Piazza Gioberti   Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna Italy 1842 44°42′0″N 10°38′0″E / 44.70000°N 10.63333°E / 44.70000; 10.63333 Commemorates marriage of Francis V, Duke of Modena to princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Rutherford's Monument Anwoth, Scotland United Kingdom 1842 54°52′37.71″N 4°12′10.39″W / 54.8771417°N 4.2028861°W / 54.8771417; -4.2028861 A memorial to Samuel Rutherford[17]
Political Martyrs' Monument   Calton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom 27 90 1844 55°57′12″N 3°11′9″W / 55.95333°N 3.18583°W / 55.95333; -3.18583 [18]
Lansdowne Monument   Wiltshire, England United Kingdom 38 125 1845 51°25′22″N 1°55′58″W / 51.4228°N 1.9327°W / 51.4228; -1.9327 Erected by the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to commemorate Sir William Petty.[19]
The Obelisk   Newcastle, New South Wales Australia 1850 32°55′55.06″S 151°46′43.8″E / 32.9319611°S 151.778833°E / -32.9319611; 151.778833
Wellington Monument   Wellington, Somerset United Kingdom 53 175 1854 50°56′53″N 3°13′45″W / 50.9480°N 3.2293°W / 50.9480; -3.2293 [20]
Stoodley Pike Monument   Todmorden, West Yorkshire United Kingdom 37 121 1856 53°42′51″N 2°2′33″W / 53.71417°N 2.04250°W / 53.71417; -2.04250 [21]
Hyde Park Obelisk   Sydney, New South Wales Australia 22 72 1857 33°52′29″S 151°12′36″E / 33.87472°S 151.21000°E / -33.87472; 151.21000 [22]
Herndon Monument   Annapolis, Maryland United States 6.4 21 1860 38°58′56″N 76°29′09″W / 38.9823°N 76.4859°W / 38.9823; -76.4859 Erected by the US Naval Academy to commemorate the loss of William Lewis Herndon.
Obelisk of Fontenoy   Fontenoy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté France 1860 47°38′35.57″N 3°18′44.82″E / 47.6432139°N 3.3124500°E / 47.6432139; 3.3124500
Wellington Monument   Phoenix Park, Dublin Ireland 62 203 1861 53°20′57″N 6°18′11″W / 53.34908°N 6.303116°W / 53.34908; -6.303116 The tallest in Europe.
Prince of Wales' Obelisk   Port Elizabeth South Africa 33°58′39.86″S 25°38′57.49″E / 33.9777389°S 25.6493028°E / -33.9777389; 25.6493028 Intended for one George Kemp but erected to commemorate the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark in 1861. Originally on Market Square, now in front of the Bayworld Museum Complex.[citation needed]
Lincoln Tomb   Springfield, Illinois United States 36 117 1865 39°49′24″N 89°39′21″W / 39.82333°N 89.65583°W / 39.82333; -89.65583 [23]
Tyndale Monument   North Nibley, Gloucestershire United Kingdom 34 111 1866 51°39′32″N 2°22′21″W / 51.658888°N 2.372623°W / 51.658888; -2.372623
Treue der Union Monument   Comfort, Texas United States 1866 29°58′11″N 98°54′50″W / 29.969782°N 98.913848°W / 29.969782; -98.913848
Nicholson's Obelisk   Margalla Hills, RawalpindiIslamabad Pakistan 12 40 1868 33°42′11.12″N 72°49′29.4″E / 33.7030889°N 72.824833°E / 33.7030889; 72.824833 [24]
Hamilton Monument   Skerries, Dublin Ireland 1870 53°34′50.47″N 6°06′25.3″E / 53.5806861°N 6.107028°E / 53.5806861; 6.107028
Captain Cook Obelisk   Kurnell, New South Wales Australia 1870 34°00′17″S 151°13′03″E / 34.004667°S 151.217556°E / -34.004667; 151.217556 [25]
Obelisk of April's Peace   San José de Mayo, San José Uruguay 1873 34°20′22.32″S 56°42′49.84″W / 34.3395333°S 56.7138444°W / -34.3395333; -56.7138444
Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial Obelisk Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States 34 110 1876 40°15′47″N 76°53′13″W / 40.26304°N 76.88681°W / 40.26304; -76.88681 [26]
Washington Monument   Washington, D.C. United States 169 555 1884 38°53′22″N 77°02′07″W / 38.889482°N 77.035276°W / 38.889482; -77.035276 [27]
Oriskany Battlefield monument   Rome, New York United States 1884 43°10′7″N 75°22′8″W / 43.16861°N 75.36889°W / 43.16861; -75.36889 [28]
Monument to the Restorers   Restauradores Square, Lisbon Portugal 15 48 1886 38°42′57″N 9°8′30″W / 38.71583°N 9.14167°W / 38.71583; -9.14167 Erected to celebrate the victory in the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668).
Ludwig van Beethoven's grave   Vienna Central Cemetery Austria 1888 48°09′07″N 16°26′24″E / 48.15194°N 16.44000°E / 48.15194; 16.44000
Bennington Battle Monument   Bennington, Vermont United States 92 or 93 301 or 306 1889 42°53′21″N 73°12′57″W / 42.88917°N 73.21583°W / 42.88917; -73.21583 [29]
Monolith "The Obelisk"   Villalar de los Comuneros, Castile and León Spain 1889 41°33′00″N 5°08′19″W / 41.550044°N 5.138741°W / 41.550044; -5.138741
Dalhousie Obelisk   Raffles Place, Central Area Singapore 1891 1°17′15″N 103°51′8″E / 1.28750°N 103.85222°E / 1.28750; 103.85222 [30]
The Obelisk, Penn State University   University Park, Pennsylvania United States 1896 40°47′43″N 77°51′48″W / 40.79528°N 77.86333°W / 40.79528; -77.86333
Confederate War Memorial   Dallas, Texas United States 1896 32°46′32″N 96°47′59″W / 32.77556°N 96.79972°W / 32.77556; -96.79972 [31]
Obelisk Anspach   Brussels Belgium 1897 50°51′12.95″N 4°20′48.72″E / 50.8535972°N 4.3468667°E / 50.8535972; 4.3468667

20th century edit

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
William Dudley Chipley Memorial   Plaza Ferdinand VII, Pensacola, Florida United States 1901 30°24′31.7″N 87°12′50.24″W / 30.408806°N 87.2139556°W / 30.408806; -87.2139556
Sergeant Floyd Monument   Sioux City, Iowa United States 30 100 1901 42°27′45″N 96°22′39″W / 42.46250°N 96.37750°W / 42.46250; -96.37750 [32]
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial   South Royalton, Vermont United States 15 50 1905 43°49′26″N 72°28′21″W / 43.823797°N 72.472444°W / 43.823797; -72.472444 [33]: 118 
McKinley Monument   Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York United States 29 96 1907 42°53′11″N 78°52′41″W / 42.88639°N 78.87806°W / 42.88639; -78.87806 [34]
The Veterans' Monument Elizabethton, Tennessee United States 1904 36°20′55″N 82°12′38″W / 36.348659°N 82.210544°W / 36.348659; -82.210544 Dedicated to American Civil War veterans from Carter County, Tennessee.
Samuel Smith Monument   Sefton Park, Liverpool United Kingdom 1909 53°23′09.67″N 02°56′43.08″W / 53.3860194°N 2.9453000°W / 53.3860194; -2.9453000 Designed by C.J. Allen as a memorial to local MP and philanthropist. Granite, with bronze plaques.[35]
Finn's Point National Cemetery Pennsville Township, New Jersey United States 26 85 1910 39°36′42″N 75°33′22″W / 39.611729°N 75.556102°W / 39.611729; -75.556102 Erected by the U.S. government in 1910 to memorialize Confederate soldiers buried at the cemetery.
Coronation Memorial   Coronation Park, Delhi India 28°43′23″N 77°11′49″E / 28.723046°N 77.196819°E / 28.723046; 77.196819 To commemorate the founding of New Delhi in 1911 followed by other obelisks around the Rashtrapati Bhavan
Victory Memorial   Fort Recovery, Ohio United States 31 101 1913 40°24′48″N 84°46′33″W / 40.413232°N 84.775819°W / 40.413232; -84.775819 [36]
Rizal Monument   Luneta Park, Manila Philippines 12.7 42 1913 14°34′54″N 120°58′36″E / 14.581669°N 120.976694°E / 14.581669; 120.976694 built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal.
National Women's Monument   Bloemfontein South Africa 1913 29°08′30″S 26°12′30″E / 29.1416°S 26.2083°E / -29.1416; 26.2083 [37]
Ozark Trail   Various locations including Stroud, Oklahoma, Farwell, Dimmitt, Wellington, and Tulia, Texas United States 1913 Formerly a series of 21 obelisks
PAX Memorial Walmer, Port Elizabeth South Africa 6 20 1919 33°58′28″S 25°34′29″E / 33.974379°S 25.574855°E / -33.974379; 25.574855 A World War I memorial to local fallen soldiers.[38]
Dover Patrol Monument   St Margaret's at Cliffe United Kingdom 23 75 1919 51°9′24.71″N 1°23′33.55″E / 51.1568639°N 1.3926528°E / 51.1568639; 1.3926528 Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Flagler Monument   Flagler Monument Island, Miami Beach, Florida United States 34 110 1920 25°47′07″N 80°09′10″W / 25.785181°N 80.152742°W / 25.785181; -80.152742 [39]
Dover Patrol Monument   Cap Blanc-Nez, Sangatte/Escalles France 23 75 1922 50°55′29.42″N 1°42′35.57″E / 50.9248389°N 1.7098806°E / 50.9248389; 1.7098806 Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Southport War Memorial   London Square, Southport, Lancashire, England United Kingdom 20.6 67.5 1923 53°38′55″N 3°00′16″W / 53.648670°N 3.004326°W / 53.648670; -3.004326
Veterans Memorial Plaza   Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis, Indiana United States 30 100 1923 39°46′25″N 86°9′25″W / 39.77361°N 86.15694°W / 39.77361; -86.15694 [40]
Jefferson Davis Monument   Fairview, Kentucky United States 107 351 1924 36°50′31″N 87°18′01″W / 36.842078°N 87.300286°W / 36.842078; -87.300286 Commemorating the birthplace
of the President
of the Confederate States of America
Boer War Monument King's Domain, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 23 75 1924 37°50′00″S 144°58′20″E / 37.833406°S 144.972259°E / -37.833406; 144.972259 [2] (dismantled?) [41]
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument   Cresskill, New Jersey United States 20 66 1924 40°56′28″N 73°58′37″W / 40.941102°N 73.976831°W / 40.941102; -73.976831 Monument dedicated to the soldiers who passed through Camp Merritt, New Jersey, en route to Europe in World War I, particularly those who died at the camp due to the influenza epidemic of 1918
Hobart Cenotaph   Queens Domain, Hobart, Tasmania Australia 23 75 1925 42°52′40″S 147°20′12″E / 42.877820°S 147.336552°E / -42.877820; 147.336552 A World War I memorial[42]
The Big Red Apple   Cornelia, Georgia United States 2.4 8 1925 34°30′42″N 83°31′36″W / 34.511667°N 83.526601°W / 34.511667; -83.526601 A short square obelisk with the world's largest apple on top stands[43]
Prague Castle Obelisk
(or Monolith from Mrákotín)
  Prague Castle, Prague Czech Republic 15.42 50.6 1930 50°5′25″N 14°24′1″E / 50.09028°N 14.40028°E / 50.09028; 14.40028
Obelisk of Montevideo
(or Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830)
  Parque Batlle, Montevideo Uruguay 40 130 1930 34°53′51″S 56°09′52″W / 34.8975°S 56.1644°W / -34.8975; -56.1644 [44]
High Point Monument   High Point, Montague, New Jersey United States 67 220 1930 41°19′15″N 74°39′42″W / 41.32083°N 74.66167°W / 41.32083; -74.66167 Located on top of New Jersey's highest point, 550 m (1,803 ft) above sea level.
Dover Patrol Monument   John Paul Jones Park, Brooklyn United States 23 75 1931 40°36′41.18″N 74°2′3.01″W / 40.6114389°N 74.0341694°W / 40.6114389; -74.0341694 Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Foro Italico   Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz, Rome Italy 1932 41°55′55″N 12°27′32″E / 41.93194°N 12.45889°E / 41.93194; 12.45889 Erected to honour Benito Mussolini.
Paterson Monument   Windmill Point, George Town, Tasmania Australia 1935 41°06′35″S 146°49′01″E / 41.109591°S 146.817043°E / -41.109591; 146.817043 Erected to commemorate the 1804 landing of William Paterson (explorer).[45]
Gefallenendenkmal Mühlbach   Eppingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany 24 79 1935 49°05′39″N 8°54′20″E / 49.09417°N 8.90556°E / 49.09417; 8.90556
Obelisk of Buenos Aires   San Nicolás, Buenos Aires Argentina 71.5 235 1936 34°36′13″S 58°22′54″W / 34.60361°S 58.38167°W / -34.60361; -58.38167
Trujillo Obelisk   Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 42 137 1937 18°27′53″N 69°53′38″W / 18.464602°N 69.893933°W / 18.464602; -69.893933
War Memorial   Floriana Malta 1938 35°53′37″N 14°30′29″E / 35.89361°N 14.50806°E / 35.89361; 14.50806 [46]
San Jacinto Monument   La Porte, Texas United States 172.92 567.3 1939 29°45′00″N 95°04′51″W / 29.749886°N 95.080716°W / 29.749886; -95.080716 [47]
Trylon and Perisphere   1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing, New York United States 190 620 1939 40°44′47″N 73°50′42″W / 40.7463°N 73.8451°W / 40.7463; -73.8451 Not a true obelisk, but an art deco variant.
Maungakiekie Obelisk   One Tree Hill, Auckland New Zealand 1940 36°54′00″S 174°46′59″E / 36.900105°S 174.783187°E / -36.900105; 174.783187 [48]
Victory Monument   Bangkok Thailand 1941 13°45′53″N 100°32′19″E / 13.76472°N 100.53861°E / 13.76472; 100.53861 To commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War, a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo-China, which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos. These were among the territories which the Kingdom of Siam had been forced to cede to France in 1893 and 1904, and patriotic Thais considered them rightfully to belong to Thailand.
Plaza Francia Obelisk   Altamira, Caracas Venezuela 1944 10°29′47″N 66°50′56″W / 10.49639°N 66.84889°W / 10.49639; -66.84889
Banská Bystrica Obelisk   Banská Bystrica Slovakia 1945 48°44′06″N 19°08′41″E / 48.735057°N 19.144648°E / 48.735057; 19.144648 Commemorates the soldiers of the Red Army and those of the Romanian Army who fell while liberating the town.
Monument to the Fallen   Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain 25 82 1947 28°28′0.2″N 16°14′49.6″W / 28.466722°N 16.247111°W / 28.466722; -16.247111
Cenotaph on Leinster Lawn   Leinster House, Dublin Ireland 18.28 60.0 1950 53°20′26″N 6°15′14″W / 53.34055°N 6.254021°W / 53.34055; -6.254021 Erected to commemorate the memories of Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins;[49] and replaced an earlier temporary cenotaph, erected in 1923.[50]
Lucas Gusher Obelisk Beaumont, Texas United States 1951 30°02′01″N 94°04′45″W / 30.033540°N 94.079137°W / 30.033540; -94.079137 Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the birth of the liquid fuel age as the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop on January 10, 1901.
Heroes Monument   Surabaya Indonesia 41.15 135.0 1952 7°14′46″S 112°44′15″E / 7.24611°S 112.73750°E / -7.24611; 112.73750 Commemorate the events of November 10, 1945, at the Battle of Surabaya
1947–1949 Palestine war Memorial   Safed Israel 32°58′06″N 35°29′44″E / 32.968302°N 35.495448°E / 32.968302; 35.495448
Obelisk of São Paulo   São Paulo Brazil 72 236 1954 23°35′5″S 46°39′17″W / 23.58472°S 46.65472°W / -23.58472; -46.65472 [51]
Obelisks outside the Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw Poland 1955 52°13′50″N 21°00′32″E / 52.230601°N 21.008772°E / 52.230601; 21.008772
Monument to the abolition of slavery
(Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud)
  Abolition Park, Ponce Puerto Rico 30 100 1956 18°00′21″N 66°36′46″W / 18.00583°N 66.61278°W / 18.00583; -66.61278 [52]
Obelisk of La Paz   La Paz Bolivia 16°29′55″S 68°08′06″W / 16.49861°S 68.13500°W / -16.49861; -68.13500
Demidovsky Pillar   Tsentralny City District, Barnaul, Altai Krai Russia 14 46 53°19′43.8″N 83°47′3.6″E / 53.328833°N 83.784333°E / 53.328833; 83.784333
Victory Obelisk
(Poklonnaya Hill Obelisk)
  Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow Russia 141.8 465 1995 [3] 55°43′54″N 37°30′25″E / 55.731682°N 37.506943°E / 55.731682; 37.506943 [53]
Monument to the Conquerors of Space   Moscow Russia 107 351 1964 55°49′21″N 37°38′23″E / 55.822508°N 37.639600°E / 55.822508; 37.639600
Bayonet-Obelisk of the War Memorial   Brest Fortress, Brest Belarus 100 330 1971 52°04′58″N 23°39′25″E / 52.082887°N 23.656834°E / 52.082887; 23.656834 [54]
Trinity Nuclear Test Site Obelisk   Jornada del Muerto, Socorro, New Mexico United States 3.7 12 33°40′38″N 106°28′31″W / 33.677285°N 106.475380°W / 33.677285; -106.475380 The location of the first atomic bomb explosion.[55]
Iglica   Wroclaw Poland 90 300 1948 51°06′27″N 17°04′32″E / 51.107543°N 17.075417°E / 51.107543; 17.075417 original height 106 metres
Cairn to mark the Geographic Centre of North America   Rugby, North Dakota United States 4.6 15 1971 48°21′16″N 99°59′53″W / 48.354440°N 99.998090°W / 48.354440; -99.998090 The structure is more like a cairn sited near the geographical center of North America (Mexico, US and Canada). The location of the geographical center is approximately 15 miles (24 km) for the location of the cairn.[56]
Pirulito da Praça Sete   Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil 19°55′09″S 43°56′19″W / 19.919101°S 43.938635°W / -19.919101; -43.938635
Oregon Trail   Boise, Idaho United States 21 obelisks that mark the trail.[57][58]
Islamic Summit Minar   Lahore, Punjab Pakistan 47 155 1974 31°33′37″N 74°19′30″E / 31.560304°N 74.324988°E / 31.560304; 74.324988 An obelisk-shape structure built to commemorate the Organisation of Islamic Conference.
Luxor Hotel   Las Vegas, Nevada United States 36°05′44″N 115°10′24″W / 36.095488°N 115.173322°W / 36.095488; -115.173322 The obelisk stands in front of the hotel, a pyramid-shaped hotel along The Strip
Endicott, Triple Cities, New York United States 1975 An obelisk stands in front of radio talk show host Clint Ferro's boyhood home[citation needed]
Monumen Nasional   Merdeka Square, Jakarta Indonesia 137 449 1975 6°10′31″S 106°49′38″E / 6.175402°S 106.827133°E / -6.175402; 106.827133 Symbolizing the fight for the independence of Indonesia
Juche Tower   Pyongyang North Korea 170 560 1982 39°01′03″N 125°45′49″E / 39.017610°N 125.763634°E / 39.017610; 125.763634
Leningrad Hero City Obelisk   Vosstaniya Square, Saint Petersburg Russia 36 118 1985 59°55′51″N 30°21′43″E / 59.930932°N 30.361836°E / 59.930932; 30.361836
Minsk Hero City Obelisk   Victors Avenue, Minsk Belarus 45 148 1985 53°54′57″N 27°32′17″E / 53.915905°N 27.538141°E / 53.915905; 27.538141
1948 Arab–Israeli War Memorial   Ad Halom, Ashdod Israel 31°46′55″N 34°39′59″E / 31.781916°N 34.666449°E / 31.781916; 34.666449 Memorial to Egypt's fallen soldiers[59]
Avis Obelisk   Avis Farms Office Park, Pittsfield Township, Michigan United States 1998 42°12′47″N 83°44′46″W / 42.213080°N 83.746073°W / 42.213080; -83.746073
Bahá'í House of Worship   Bahá'í World Centre buildings, Mount Carmel, Haifa Israel 1971 32°49′22″N 34°58′33″E / 32.822766°N 34.975708°E / 32.822766; 34.975708 Marking the site of the future Bahá'í House of Worship.
Independence Monument Obelisk   Maha Bandula Park, Yangon Myanmar 16°46′23″N 96°09′34″E / 16.773145°N 96.159495°E / 16.773145; 96.159495 [60]

21st century edit

Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notes
m ft
Spire of Dublin   Dublin Ireland 120 390 2003 53°20′59″N 6°15′37″W / 53.349814°N 6.260254°W / 53.349814; -6.260254
Capas National Shrine Tarlac province Philippines 70 230 2003 15°20′56″N 120°32′43″E / 15.34891°N 120.545246°E / 15.34891; 120.545246 [citation needed]
Kolonna Eterna   San Gwann Malta 6 20 2003 35°54′35″N 14°28′36″E / 35.90972°N 14.47667°E / 35.90972; 14.47667 Egyptian obelisk by Paul Vella Critien[61]
Colonna Mediterranea   Luqa Malta 3.0 10 2006 35°51′38″N 14°29′3″E / 35.86056°N 14.48417°E / 35.86056; 14.48417 Abstract art by Paul Vella Critien[62]
Plaza Salcedo Obelisk   Vigan, Ilocos Sur Philippines 17°34′31″N 120°23′15″E / 17.57528°N 120.38750°E / 17.57528; 120.38750
Colony Park Monument Ridgeland, Mississippi United States 58 190 32°26′49″N 90°08′47″W / 32.447081°N 90.146352°W / 32.447081; -90.146352 cellphone tower in shape of Washington Monument
Cyclisk Santa Rosa, California United States 20 65 38°25′35″N 122°42′49″W / 38.426463°N 122.713655°W / 38.426463; -122.713655 Made of 340 bicycles[63]
Obelisco Novecento   Rome Italy 2004 41°49′23″N 12°27′55″E / 41.822928°N 12.465325°E / 41.822928; 12.465325 Sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro[citation needed]
Armed Forces Memorial National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire United Kingdom 2007 52°43′39″N 1°43′39″W / 52.727428°N 1.7274395°W / 52.727428; -1.7274395
Caja Madrid Obelisk   Madrid Spain 92 302 2009 40°27′58″N 3°41′22″W / 40.466028°N 3.689348°W / 40.466028; -3.689348
Särkynyt lyhty Tornio, Lapland Finland 9 30 65°50′47″N 24°09′09″E / 65.846379°N 24.152498°E / 65.846379; 24.152498 Made of stainless steel[citation needed]
Agostinho Neto Memorial   Luanda Angola 120 390 2012 8°49′25″S 13°13′08″E / 8.823684°S 13.218869°E / -8.823684; 13.218869
Oregon World War II Memorial   Salem, Oregon United States 2014 44°56′22″N 123°01′59″W / 44.939509°N 123.033047°W / 44.939509; -123.033047
Human rights obelisk Brussels Belgium 12 39 2018 50°52′08″N 4°20′40″E / 50.868850°N 4.344555°E / 50.868850; 4.344555 The monument, consists of a stack of 30 coloured stones, includes all the articles of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in four languages - French, Dutch, German and English.[64]

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This is a list of all obelisks built after the 16th century See List of obelisks in Rome List of Egyptian obelisks for some ancient obelisks Contents 1 Modern obelisks 1 1 17th century 1 2 18th century 1 3 19th century 1 4 20th century 1 5 21st century 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksModern obelisks edit Listed in date order 17th century edit Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notesm ftFontaine des Quatre Dauphins nbsp Aix en Provence France 1667 43 31 35 N 5 26 44 E 43 52639 N 5 44556 E 43 52639 5 4455618th century edit Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notesm ftMarket Square obelisk nbsp Ripon United Kingdom 24 80 1702 54 08 11 N 1 31 25 W 54 136340 N 1 523736 W 54 136340 1 523736 The first large scale obelisk in Britain 1 Stillorgan Obelisk nbsp Stillorgan Dublin Ireland 30 100 1727 53 17 12 N 6 10 53 W 53 286663 N 6 181317 W 53 286663 6 181317St Bartholomai Church nbsp Dessau Rosslau Germany 42 138 1722 25 Spire by Carlo Ignazio Pozzi 51 50 23 N 12 16 26 E 51 839785 N 12 273856 E 51 839785 12 273856 height of obelisk 18 metresSt Luke Church nbsp London United Kingdom circa 1727 33 Spire by Nicholas Hawksmoor 51 31 31 N 0 05 39 W 51 525212 N 0 094223 W 51 525212 0 094223Queen Anne Obelisk nbsp Wentworth Castle Yorkshire England 1734 53 31 19 N 1 30 03 W 53 521898 N 1 500927 W 53 521898 1 500927 Designed by James Gibbs for Thomas Wentworth 1st Earl of StraffordBoyne Obelisk nbsp Oldbridge County Louth Ireland 53 174 1736 53 43 31 N 6 25 00 W 53 725372 N 6 416718 W 53 725372 6 416718 Erected to commemorate William of Orange s victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and was the tallest obelisk in Europe at the time of its construction It was destroyed in 1923 with only the base remaining in place Queen Square Obelisk nbsp Bath United Kingdom 15 49 1738 51 23 00 N 2 21 49 W 51 383419 N 2 363585 W 51 383419 2 363585Conolly s Folly nbsp Leixlip County Kildare Ireland 43 140 1740 53 22 10 N 6 33 36 W 53 369412 N 6 559868 W 53 369412 6 559868Killiney Hill Obelisk nbsp Killiney County Dublin Ireland 1742 53 15 56 N 6 06 43 W 53 265569 N 6 111837 W 53 265569 6 111837Mamhead obelisk nbsp Mamhead United Kingdom 30 100 1742 1745 50 37 00 N 3 31 14 W 50 616542 N 3 520563 W 50 616542 3 520563 An aid to shipping 2 Umberslade Obelisk nbsp Umberslade Hall Nuthurst Warwickshire United Kingdom 21 70 1749 52 20 32 N 1 47 17 W 52 342306 N 1 787969 W 52 342306 1 787969General Wolfe s Obelisk nbsp Stowe School Buckinghamshire United Kingdom 1754 52 02 32 N 1 01 04 W 52 042261 N 1 017686 W 52 042261 1 017686Montreal Park Obelisk Riverhead Sevenoaks Kent United Kingdom 1761 51 16 29 N 0 09 59 E 51 274666 N 0 166262 E 51 274666 0 166262 Lord Jeffery Amherst s Obelisk 3 St George s Circus Obelisk nbsp St George s Circus London United Kingdom 1771 51 29 55 N 0 06 17 W 51 498707 N 0 104747 W 51 498707 0 104747 Obelisk by Robert Mylne Kagul Obelisk nbsp Tsarskoe Selo Russia 1772 59 42 52 N 30 23 32 E 59 714348 N 30 392089 E 59 714348 30 392089Mautpyramide nbsp Marktbreit Germany 10 33 1773 49 37 18 N 10 06 58 E 49 621530 N 10 116155 E 49 621530 10 116155 marked the end of the section of the road Wurzburg Ansbach in the Principality of Ansbach Originally situated on a refuge island on the road Wurzburg Ansbach rebuilt after collision with a truck on December 3 2010 next to the roadChesma Obelisk ru nbsp Gatchina Russia 1775 59 34 01 N 30 06 17 E 59 567062 N 30 104832 E 59 567062 30 104832Liberty Memorial Copenhagen nbsp Vesterbrogade Copenhagen Denmark 20 66 1788 55 40 27 N 12 33 48 E 55 6742 N 12 5633 E 55 6742 12 5633 Erected in memory of the peasant reforms in 1788 which led to the abolition of adscription Danish Stavnsbandet Villa Medici nbsp Rome Italy 1790 41 54 32 N 12 28 59 E 41 908843 N 12 483178 E 41 908843 12 483178 A 19th century copy of the Egyptian obelisk moved to the Boboli Gardens in FlorenceObelisk Fountain nbsp James St Dublin Ireland 1790 53 20 36 N 6 17 25 W 53 343290 N 6 290279 W 53 343290 6 290279Summerhill Obelisk nbsp Dangan Castle Ireland 1790 53 30 43 N 6 44 54 W 53 512054 N 6 748462 W 53 512054 6 748462 Restored and repaired to its original height in 2014 with the original brick and other materials Constable Obelisk nbsp Gatchina Palace Gatchina Russia 1793 59 33 36 N 30 06 47 E 59 560129 N 30 113045 E 59 560129 30 113045Moore Vallotton Incident marker Wexford Ireland 1793 52 20 25 N 6 28 19 W 52 340274 N 6 471940 W 52 340274 6 471940 4 Rumyantsev Obelisk nbsp St Petersburg Russia 21 70 1799 59 56 18 N 30 17 33 E 59 938440 N 30 292509 E 59 938440 30 292509Obelisk at Slottsbacken nbsp Stockholm Sweden 30 98 1800 59 19 33 N 18 04 17 E 59 325871 N 18 071507 E 59 325871 18 071507 Dismantled in 2017 and rebuilt in 2020 5 19th century edit Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notesm ftNelson memorial nbsp Springfield Park Liverpool England United Kingdom circa 1805 53 25 06 N 02 53 54 W 53 41833 N 2 89833 W 53 41833 2 89833 Erected to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson 6 Nelson Monument nbsp Portsmouth Harbour United Kingdom 37 120 1808 50 51 38 N 1 08 03 W 50 86056 N 1 13417 W 50 86056 1 13417St Emmeram s Palace Obelisk nbsp Regensburg Bavaria Germany circa 1810 49 00 57 07 N 12 05 32 68 E 49 0158528 N 12 0924111 E 49 0158528 12 0924111Wandersmann nbsp Hofheim am Taunus Germany 11 36 1813 50 03 23 N 8 23 02 E 50 05639 N 8 38389 E 50 05639 8 38389 1 Constitution Obelisk St Augustine Florida United States 1814 29 53 35 38 N 81 18 15 53 W 29 8931611 N 81 3043139 W 29 8931611 81 3043139 In commemoration of the Spanish Constitution of 1812Brightling Needle Brightling East Sussex United Kingdom 20 65 circa 1815 50 57 57 96 N 0 22 37 25 E 50 9661000 N 0 3770139 E 50 9661000 0 3770139 7 Patriots Grave Old Burying Ground nbsp Arlington Massachusetts United States 1818 42 24 58 N 71 09 31 W 42 41611 N 71 15861 W 42 41611 71 15861George IV Monument nbsp Dun Laoghaire County Dublin Ireland 1823 53 17 37 72 N 6 07 54 44 W 53 2938111 N 6 1317889 W 53 2938111 6 1317889Blantyre Monument nbsp Erskine Renfrewshire United Kingdom 24 80 circa 1825 55 54 56 54 N 4 29 45 29 W 55 9157056 N 4 4959139 W 55 9157056 4 4959139 8 Workers Monument nbsp Grochow Warsaw Poland 1825 52 14 45 81 N 21 04 35 32 E 52 2460583 N 21 0764778 E 52 2460583 21 0764778Lublin Union Monument nbsp Lublin Poland 13 43 1826 51 14 53 39 N 22 33 37 2 E 51 2481639 N 22 560333 E 51 2481639 22 560333 9 Captain Cook s Monument Easby Moor Great Ayton North Yorkshire United Kingdom 15 5 51 1827 54 28 58 88 N 1 05 26 95 W 54 4830222 N 1 0908194 W 54 4830222 1 0908194 10 Groton Monument nbsp Fort Griswold Groton Connecticut United States 41 135 1830 41 21 18 N 72 4 46 W 41 35500 N 72 07944 W 41 35500 72 07944 11 Bunker Hill Monument nbsp Charlestown Massachusetts United States 67 221 1827 43 42 22 35 N 71 03 41 W 42 37639 N 71 06139 W 42 37639 71 06139 12 Spencer Monument nbsp Blata l Bajda Malta 1831 relocated 1893 35 53 17 N 14 29 53 E 35 88806 N 14 49806 E 35 88806 14 49806 13 Obelisk in Odinslund nbsp Uppsala Sweden 1832 59 51 25 N 17 37 56 E 59 85694 N 17 63222 E 59 85694 17 63222 In memory of king Gustav II Adolf donated by king Charles XIV John 14 Thomas Jefferson Obelisk Monticello Charlottesville Virginia United States 1833 38 00 37 N 78 27 08 W 38 01028 N 78 45222 W 38 01028 78 45222 Erected by his family Jefferson had willed that only three achievements be sketched onto it Author of the Declaration of Independence author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and father of the University of Virginia 15 Munich obelisk nbsp Munich Germany 29 95 1833 48 08 41 N 11 34 09 E 48 144699 N 11 569167 E 48 144699 11 569167Obelisk of Lions Copou Park nbsp Iași Romania 13 5 44 1834 47 10 43 N 27 34 01 E 47 17851 N 27 56691 E 47 17851 27 56691 16 Villa Torlonia nbsp Rome Italy 1842 41 54 50 N 12 30 43 E 41 91389 N 12 51194 E 41 91389 12 51194 Two obelisksObelisk of Piazza Gioberti nbsp Reggio Emilia Emilia Romagna Italy 1842 44 42 0 N 10 38 0 E 44 70000 N 10 63333 E 44 70000 10 63333 Commemorates marriage of Francis V Duke of Modena to princess Adelgunde of BavariaRutherford s Monument Anwoth Scotland United Kingdom 1842 54 52 37 71 N 4 12 10 39 W 54 8771417 N 4 2028861 W 54 8771417 4 2028861 A memorial to Samuel Rutherford 17 Political Martyrs Monument nbsp Calton Hill Edinburgh Scotland United Kingdom 27 90 1844 55 57 12 N 3 11 9 W 55 95333 N 3 18583 W 55 95333 3 18583 18 Lansdowne Monument nbsp Wiltshire England United Kingdom 38 125 1845 51 25 22 N 1 55 58 W 51 4228 N 1 9327 W 51 4228 1 9327 Erected by the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to commemorate Sir William Petty 19 The Obelisk nbsp Newcastle New South Wales Australia 1850 32 55 55 06 S 151 46 43 8 E 32 9319611 S 151 778833 E 32 9319611 151 778833Wellington Monument nbsp Wellington Somerset United Kingdom 53 175 1854 50 56 53 N 3 13 45 W 50 9480 N 3 2293 W 50 9480 3 2293 20 Stoodley Pike Monument nbsp Todmorden West Yorkshire United Kingdom 37 121 1856 53 42 51 N 2 2 33 W 53 71417 N 2 04250 W 53 71417 2 04250 21 Hyde Park Obelisk nbsp Sydney New South Wales Australia 22 72 1857 33 52 29 S 151 12 36 E 33 87472 S 151 21000 E 33 87472 151 21000 22 Herndon Monument nbsp Annapolis Maryland United States 6 4 21 1860 38 58 56 N 76 29 09 W 38 9823 N 76 4859 W 38 9823 76 4859 Erected by the US Naval Academy to commemorate the loss of William Lewis Herndon Obelisk of Fontenoy nbsp Fontenoy Bourgogne Franche Comte France 1860 47 38 35 57 N 3 18 44 82 E 47 6432139 N 3 3124500 E 47 6432139 3 3124500Wellington Monument nbsp Phoenix Park Dublin Ireland 62 203 1861 53 20 57 N 6 18 11 W 53 34908 N 6 303116 W 53 34908 6 303116 The tallest in Europe Prince of Wales Obelisk nbsp Port Elizabeth South Africa 33 58 39 86 S 25 38 57 49 E 33 9777389 S 25 6493028 E 33 9777389 25 6493028 Intended for one George Kemp but erected to commemorate the marriage of Albert Edward Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark in 1861 Originally on Market Square now in front of the Bayworld Museum Complex citation needed Lincoln Tomb nbsp Springfield Illinois United States 36 117 1865 39 49 24 N 89 39 21 W 39 82333 N 89 65583 W 39 82333 89 65583 23 Tyndale Monument nbsp North Nibley Gloucestershire United Kingdom 34 111 1866 51 39 32 N 2 22 21 W 51 658888 N 2 372623 W 51 658888 2 372623Treue der Union Monument nbsp Comfort Texas United States 1866 29 58 11 N 98 54 50 W 29 969782 N 98 913848 W 29 969782 98 913848Nicholson s Obelisk nbsp Margalla Hills Rawalpindi Islamabad Pakistan 12 40 1868 33 42 11 12 N 72 49 29 4 E 33 7030889 N 72 824833 E 33 7030889 72 824833 24 Hamilton Monument nbsp Skerries Dublin Ireland 1870 53 34 50 47 N 6 06 25 3 E 53 5806861 N 6 107028 E 53 5806861 6 107028Captain Cook Obelisk nbsp Kurnell New South Wales Australia 1870 34 00 17 S 151 13 03 E 34 004667 S 151 217556 E 34 004667 151 217556 25 Obelisk of April s Peace nbsp San Jose de Mayo San Jose Uruguay 1873 34 20 22 32 S 56 42 49 84 W 34 3395333 S 56 7138444 W 34 3395333 56 7138444Dauphin County Veteran s Memorial Obelisk Harrisburg Pennsylvania United States 34 110 1876 40 15 47 N 76 53 13 W 40 26304 N 76 88681 W 40 26304 76 88681 26 Washington Monument nbsp Washington D C United States 169 555 1884 38 53 22 N 77 02 07 W 38 889482 N 77 035276 W 38 889482 77 035276 27 Oriskany Battlefield monument nbsp Rome New York United States 1884 43 10 7 N 75 22 8 W 43 16861 N 75 36889 W 43 16861 75 36889 28 Monument to the Restorers nbsp Restauradores Square Lisbon Portugal 15 48 1886 38 42 57 N 9 8 30 W 38 71583 N 9 14167 W 38 71583 9 14167 Erected to celebrate the victory in the Portuguese Restoration War 1640 1668 Ludwig van Beethoven s grave nbsp Vienna Central Cemetery Austria 1888 48 09 07 N 16 26 24 E 48 15194 N 16 44000 E 48 15194 16 44000Bennington Battle Monument nbsp Bennington Vermont United States 92 or 93 301 or 306 1889 42 53 21 N 73 12 57 W 42 88917 N 73 21583 W 42 88917 73 21583 29 Monolith The Obelisk nbsp Villalar de los Comuneros Castile and Leon Spain 1889 41 33 00 N 5 08 19 W 41 550044 N 5 138741 W 41 550044 5 138741Dalhousie Obelisk nbsp Raffles Place Central Area Singapore 1891 1 17 15 N 103 51 8 E 1 28750 N 103 85222 E 1 28750 103 85222 30 The Obelisk Penn State University nbsp University Park Pennsylvania United States 1896 40 47 43 N 77 51 48 W 40 79528 N 77 86333 W 40 79528 77 86333Confederate War Memorial nbsp Dallas Texas United States 1896 32 46 32 N 96 47 59 W 32 77556 N 96 79972 W 32 77556 96 79972 31 Obelisk Anspach nbsp Brussels Belgium 1897 50 51 12 95 N 4 20 48 72 E 50 8535972 N 4 3468667 E 50 8535972 4 346866720th century edit Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notesm ftWilliam Dudley Chipley Memorial nbsp Plaza Ferdinand VII Pensacola Florida United States 1901 30 24 31 7 N 87 12 50 24 W 30 408806 N 87 2139556 W 30 408806 87 2139556Sergeant Floyd Monument nbsp Sioux City Iowa United States 30 100 1901 42 27 45 N 96 22 39 W 42 46250 N 96 37750 W 42 46250 96 37750 32 Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial nbsp South Royalton Vermont United States 15 50 1905 43 49 26 N 72 28 21 W 43 823797 N 72 472444 W 43 823797 72 472444 33 118 McKinley Monument nbsp Niagara Square Buffalo New York United States 29 96 1907 42 53 11 N 78 52 41 W 42 88639 N 78 87806 W 42 88639 78 87806 34 The Veterans Monument Elizabethton Tennessee United States 1904 36 20 55 N 82 12 38 W 36 348659 N 82 210544 W 36 348659 82 210544 Dedicated to American Civil War veterans from Carter County Tennessee Samuel Smith Monument nbsp Sefton Park Liverpool United Kingdom 1909 53 23 09 67 N 02 56 43 08 W 53 3860194 N 2 9453000 W 53 3860194 2 9453000 Designed by C J Allen as a memorial to local MP and philanthropist Granite with bronze plaques 35 Finn s Point National Cemetery Pennsville Township New Jersey United States 26 85 1910 39 36 42 N 75 33 22 W 39 611729 N 75 556102 W 39 611729 75 556102 Erected by the U S government in 1910 to memorialize Confederate soldiers buried at the cemetery Coronation Memorial nbsp Coronation Park Delhi India 28 43 23 N 77 11 49 E 28 723046 N 77 196819 E 28 723046 77 196819 To commemorate the founding of New Delhi in 1911 followed by other obelisks around the Rashtrapati BhavanVictory Memorial nbsp Fort Recovery Ohio United States 31 101 1913 40 24 48 N 84 46 33 W 40 413232 N 84 775819 W 40 413232 84 775819 36 Rizal Monument nbsp Luneta Park Manila Philippines 12 7 42 1913 14 34 54 N 120 58 36 E 14 581669 N 120 976694 E 14 581669 120 976694 built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal National Women s Monument nbsp Bloemfontein South Africa 1913 29 08 30 S 26 12 30 E 29 1416 S 26 2083 E 29 1416 26 2083 37 Ozark Trail nbsp Various locations including Stroud Oklahoma Farwell Dimmitt Wellington and Tulia Texas United States 1913 Formerly a series of 21 obelisksPAX Memorial Walmer Port Elizabeth South Africa 6 20 1919 33 58 28 S 25 34 29 E 33 974379 S 25 574855 E 33 974379 25 574855 A World War I memorial to local fallen soldiers 38 Dover Patrol Monument nbsp St Margaret s at Cliffe United Kingdom 23 75 1919 51 9 24 71 N 1 23 33 55 E 51 1568639 N 1 3926528 E 51 1568639 1 3926528 Erected to honour Dover Patrol Flagler Monument nbsp Flagler Monument Island Miami Beach Florida United States 34 110 1920 25 47 07 N 80 09 10 W 25 785181 N 80 152742 W 25 785181 80 152742 39 Dover Patrol Monument nbsp Cap Blanc Nez Sangatte Escalles France 23 75 1922 50 55 29 42 N 1 42 35 57 E 50 9248389 N 1 7098806 E 50 9248389 1 7098806 Erected to honour Dover Patrol Southport War Memorial nbsp London Square Southport Lancashire England United Kingdom 20 6 67 5 1923 53 38 55 N 3 00 16 W 53 648670 N 3 004326 W 53 648670 3 004326Veterans Memorial Plaza nbsp Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Indianapolis Indiana United States 30 100 1923 39 46 25 N 86 9 25 W 39 77361 N 86 15694 W 39 77361 86 15694 40 Jefferson Davis Monument nbsp Fairview Kentucky United States 107 351 1924 36 50 31 N 87 18 01 W 36 842078 N 87 300286 W 36 842078 87 300286 Commemorating the birthplace of the President of the Confederate States of AmericaBoer War Monument King s Domain Melbourne Victoria Australia 23 75 1924 37 50 00 S 144 58 20 E 37 833406 S 144 972259 E 37 833406 144 972259 2 dismantled 41 Camp Merritt Memorial Monument nbsp Cresskill New Jersey United States 20 66 1924 40 56 28 N 73 58 37 W 40 941102 N 73 976831 W 40 941102 73 976831 Monument dedicated to the soldiers who passed through Camp Merritt New Jersey en route to Europe in World War I particularly those who died at the camp due to the influenza epidemic of 1918Hobart Cenotaph nbsp Queens Domain Hobart Tasmania Australia 23 75 1925 42 52 40 S 147 20 12 E 42 877820 S 147 336552 E 42 877820 147 336552 A World War I memorial 42 The Big Red Apple nbsp Cornelia Georgia United States 2 4 8 1925 34 30 42 N 83 31 36 W 34 511667 N 83 526601 W 34 511667 83 526601 A short square obelisk with the world s largest apple on top stands 43 Prague Castle Obelisk or Monolith from Mrakotin nbsp Prague Castle Prague Czech Republic 15 42 50 6 1930 50 5 25 N 14 24 1 E 50 09028 N 14 40028 E 50 09028 14 40028Obelisk of Montevideo or Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830 nbsp Parque Batlle Montevideo Uruguay 40 130 1930 34 53 51 S 56 09 52 W 34 8975 S 56 1644 W 34 8975 56 1644 44 High Point Monument nbsp High Point Montague New Jersey United States 67 220 1930 41 19 15 N 74 39 42 W 41 32083 N 74 66167 W 41 32083 74 66167 Located on top of New Jersey s highest point 550 m 1 803 ft above sea level Dover Patrol Monument nbsp John Paul Jones Park Brooklyn United States 23 75 1931 40 36 41 18 N 74 2 3 01 W 40 6114389 N 74 0341694 W 40 6114389 74 0341694 Erected to honour Dover Patrol Foro Italico nbsp Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz Rome Italy 1932 41 55 55 N 12 27 32 E 41 93194 N 12 45889 E 41 93194 12 45889 Erected to honour Benito Mussolini Paterson Monument nbsp Windmill Point George Town Tasmania Australia 1935 41 06 35 S 146 49 01 E 41 109591 S 146 817043 E 41 109591 146 817043 Erected to commemorate the 1804 landing of William Paterson explorer 45 Gefallenendenkmal Muhlbach nbsp Eppingen Baden Wurttemberg Germany 24 79 1935 49 05 39 N 8 54 20 E 49 09417 N 8 90556 E 49 09417 8 90556Obelisk of Buenos Aires nbsp San Nicolas Buenos Aires Argentina 71 5 235 1936 34 36 13 S 58 22 54 W 34 60361 S 58 38167 W 34 60361 58 38167Trujillo Obelisk nbsp Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 42 137 1937 18 27 53 N 69 53 38 W 18 464602 N 69 893933 W 18 464602 69 893933War Memorial nbsp Floriana Malta 1938 35 53 37 N 14 30 29 E 35 89361 N 14 50806 E 35 89361 14 50806 46 San Jacinto Monument nbsp La Porte Texas United States 172 92 567 3 1939 29 45 00 N 95 04 51 W 29 749886 N 95 080716 W 29 749886 95 080716 47 Trylon and Perisphere nbsp 1939 New York World s Fair Flushing New York United States 190 620 1939 40 44 47 N 73 50 42 W 40 7463 N 73 8451 W 40 7463 73 8451 Not a true obelisk but an art deco variant Maungakiekie Obelisk nbsp One Tree Hill Auckland New Zealand 1940 36 54 00 S 174 46 59 E 36 900105 S 174 783187 E 36 900105 174 783187 48 Victory Monument nbsp Bangkok Thailand 1941 13 45 53 N 100 32 19 E 13 76472 N 100 53861 E 13 76472 100 53861 To commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco Thai War a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo China which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos These were among the territories which the Kingdom of Siam had been forced to cede to France in 1893 and 1904 and patriotic Thais considered them rightfully to belong to Thailand Plaza Francia Obelisk nbsp Altamira Caracas Venezuela 1944 10 29 47 N 66 50 56 W 10 49639 N 66 84889 W 10 49639 66 84889Banska Bystrica Obelisk nbsp Banska Bystrica Slovakia 1945 48 44 06 N 19 08 41 E 48 735057 N 19 144648 E 48 735057 19 144648 Commemorates the soldiers of the Red Army and those of the Romanian Army who fell while liberating the town Monument to the Fallen nbsp Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain 25 82 1947 28 28 0 2 N 16 14 49 6 W 28 466722 N 16 247111 W 28 466722 16 247111Cenotaph on Leinster Lawn nbsp Leinster House Dublin Ireland 18 28 60 0 1950 53 20 26 N 6 15 14 W 53 34055 N 6 254021 W 53 34055 6 254021 Erected to commemorate the memories of Arthur Griffith Michael Collins and Kevin O Higgins 49 and replaced an earlier temporary cenotaph erected in 1923 50 Lucas Gusher Obelisk Beaumont Texas United States 1951 30 02 01 N 94 04 45 W 30 033540 N 94 079137 W 30 033540 94 079137 Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the birth of the liquid fuel age as the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop on January 10 1901 Heroes Monument nbsp Surabaya Indonesia 41 15 135 0 1952 7 14 46 S 112 44 15 E 7 24611 S 112 73750 E 7 24611 112 73750 Commemorate the events of November 10 1945 at the Battle of Surabaya1947 1949 Palestine war Memorial nbsp Safed Israel 32 58 06 N 35 29 44 E 32 968302 N 35 495448 E 32 968302 35 495448Obelisk of Sao Paulo nbsp Sao Paulo Brazil 72 236 1954 23 35 5 S 46 39 17 W 23 58472 S 46 65472 W 23 58472 46 65472 51 Obelisks outside the Palace of Culture and Science nbsp Warsaw Poland 1955 52 13 50 N 21 00 32 E 52 230601 N 21 008772 E 52 230601 21 008772Monument to the abolition of slavery Monumento a la abolicion de la esclavitud nbsp Abolition Park Ponce Puerto Rico 30 100 1956 18 00 21 N 66 36 46 W 18 00583 N 66 61278 W 18 00583 66 61278 52 Obelisk of La Paz nbsp La Paz Bolivia 16 29 55 S 68 08 06 W 16 49861 S 68 13500 W 16 49861 68 13500Demidovsky Pillar nbsp Tsentralny City District Barnaul Altai Krai Russia 14 46 53 19 43 8 N 83 47 3 6 E 53 328833 N 83 784333 E 53 328833 83 784333Victory Obelisk Poklonnaya Hill Obelisk nbsp Poklonnaya Hill Moscow Russia 141 8 465 1995 3 55 43 54 N 37 30 25 E 55 731682 N 37 506943 E 55 731682 37 506943 53 Monument to the Conquerors of Space nbsp Moscow Russia 107 351 1964 55 49 21 N 37 38 23 E 55 822508 N 37 639600 E 55 822508 37 639600Bayonet Obelisk of the War Memorial nbsp Brest Fortress Brest Belarus 100 330 1971 52 04 58 N 23 39 25 E 52 082887 N 23 656834 E 52 082887 23 656834 54 Trinity Nuclear Test Site Obelisk nbsp Jornada del Muerto Socorro New Mexico United States 3 7 12 33 40 38 N 106 28 31 W 33 677285 N 106 475380 W 33 677285 106 475380 The location of the first atomic bomb explosion 55 Iglica nbsp Wroclaw Poland 90 300 1948 51 06 27 N 17 04 32 E 51 107543 N 17 075417 E 51 107543 17 075417 original height 106 metresCairn to mark the Geographic Centre of North America nbsp Rugby North Dakota United States 4 6 15 1971 48 21 16 N 99 59 53 W 48 354440 N 99 998090 W 48 354440 99 998090 The structure is more like a cairn sited near the geographical center of North America Mexico US and Canada The location of the geographical center is approximately 15 miles 24 km for the location of the cairn 56 Pirulito da Praca Sete nbsp Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Brazil 19 55 09 S 43 56 19 W 19 919101 S 43 938635 W 19 919101 43 938635Oregon Trail nbsp Boise Idaho United States 21 obelisks that mark the trail 57 58 Islamic Summit Minar nbsp Lahore Punjab Pakistan 47 155 1974 31 33 37 N 74 19 30 E 31 560304 N 74 324988 E 31 560304 74 324988 An obelisk shape structure built to commemorate the Organisation of Islamic Conference Luxor Hotel nbsp Las Vegas Nevada United States 36 05 44 N 115 10 24 W 36 095488 N 115 173322 W 36 095488 115 173322 The obelisk stands in front of the hotel a pyramid shaped hotel along The StripEndicott Triple Cities New York United States 1975 An obelisk stands in front of radio talk show host Clint Ferro s boyhood home citation needed Monumen Nasional nbsp Merdeka Square Jakarta Indonesia 137 449 1975 6 10 31 S 106 49 38 E 6 175402 S 106 827133 E 6 175402 106 827133 Symbolizing the fight for the independence of IndonesiaJuche Tower nbsp Pyongyang North Korea 170 560 1982 39 01 03 N 125 45 49 E 39 017610 N 125 763634 E 39 017610 125 763634Leningrad Hero City Obelisk nbsp Vosstaniya Square Saint Petersburg Russia 36 118 1985 59 55 51 N 30 21 43 E 59 930932 N 30 361836 E 59 930932 30 361836Minsk Hero City Obelisk nbsp Victors Avenue Minsk Belarus 45 148 1985 53 54 57 N 27 32 17 E 53 915905 N 27 538141 E 53 915905 27 5381411948 Arab Israeli War Memorial nbsp Ad Halom Ashdod Israel 31 46 55 N 34 39 59 E 31 781916 N 34 666449 E 31 781916 34 666449 Memorial to Egypt s fallen soldiers 59 Avis Obelisk nbsp Avis Farms Office Park Pittsfield Township Michigan United States 1998 42 12 47 N 83 44 46 W 42 213080 N 83 746073 W 42 213080 83 746073Baha i House of Worship nbsp Baha i World Centre buildings Mount Carmel Haifa Israel 1971 32 49 22 N 34 58 33 E 32 822766 N 34 975708 E 32 822766 34 975708 Marking the site of the future Baha i House of Worship Independence Monument Obelisk nbsp Maha Bandula Park Yangon Myanmar 16 46 23 N 96 09 34 E 16 773145 N 96 159495 E 16 773145 96 159495 60 21st century edit Obelisk name Image Location Country Elevation Completed Coordinates Notesm ftSpire of Dublin nbsp Dublin Ireland 120 390 2003 53 20 59 N 6 15 37 W 53 349814 N 6 260254 W 53 349814 6 260254Capas National Shrine Tarlac province Philippines 70 230 2003 15 20 56 N 120 32 43 E 15 34891 N 120 545246 E 15 34891 120 545246 citation needed Kolonna Eterna nbsp San Gwann Malta 6 20 2003 35 54 35 N 14 28 36 E 35 90972 N 14 47667 E 35 90972 14 47667 Egyptian obelisk by Paul Vella Critien 61 Colonna Mediterranea nbsp Luqa Malta 3 0 10 2006 35 51 38 N 14 29 3 E 35 86056 N 14 48417 E 35 86056 14 48417 Abstract art by Paul Vella Critien 62 Plaza Salcedo Obelisk nbsp Vigan Ilocos Sur Philippines 17 34 31 N 120 23 15 E 17 57528 N 120 38750 E 17 57528 120 38750Colony Park Monument Ridgeland Mississippi United States 58 190 32 26 49 N 90 08 47 W 32 447081 N 90 146352 W 32 447081 90 146352 cellphone tower in shape of Washington MonumentCyclisk Santa Rosa California United States 20 65 38 25 35 N 122 42 49 W 38 426463 N 122 713655 W 38 426463 122 713655 Made of 340 bicycles 63 Obelisco Novecento nbsp Rome Italy 2004 41 49 23 N 12 27 55 E 41 822928 N 12 465325 E 41 822928 12 465325 Sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro citation needed Armed Forces Memorial National Memorial Arboretum Staffordshire United Kingdom 2007 52 43 39 N 1 43 39 W 52 727428 N 1 7274395 W 52 727428 1 7274395Caja Madrid Obelisk nbsp Madrid Spain 92 302 2009 40 27 58 N 3 41 22 W 40 466028 N 3 689348 W 40 466028 3 689348Sarkynyt lyhty Tornio Lapland Finland 9 30 65 50 47 N 24 09 09 E 65 846379 N 24 152498 E 65 846379 24 152498 Made of stainless steel citation needed Agostinho Neto Memorial nbsp Luanda Angola 120 390 2012 8 49 25 S 13 13 08 E 8 823684 S 13 218869 E 8 823684 13 218869Oregon World War II Memorial nbsp Salem Oregon United States 2014 44 56 22 N 123 01 59 W 44 939509 N 123 033047 W 44 939509 123 033047Human rights obelisk Brussels Belgium 12 39 2018 50 52 08 N 4 20 40 E 50 868850 N 4 344555 E 50 868850 4 344555 The monument consists of a stack of 30 coloured stones includes all the articles of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 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