Sunday, October 28, 2007

Aswan more than meets the eye



















This great old picture shows the world's largest obelisk still half buried, and of course, with the crack which stopped the work on it thousands of years ago.

Today, the obelisk has been cleared of the rubble and is a huge tourist attraction.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-10/ps-aoq101607.php

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