Sentences with phrase «stone obelisk»
Other stone obelisks are also thought to have astronomical significance as does the cave of Inti Mach» ay to the western edge of the site.
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Girls in pinafores and straw hats are preparing for an outing to Hanging Rock, where giant obelisks of red stone jut out of the earth and create a labyrinth of craggy interstices — a geological marvel and a sacred site for Aboriginal Australians.
Except for the hieroglyph stairway there are no tall buildings here, but many stèles (memorial obelisk - like stones with inscriptions) in perfect condition and altars.
A sparkly arrival to Washington DC's sober National Mall, David Adjaye's new museum building stands like a startling golden crown, erupting from the lawn between the slender obelisk of the Washington monument and the blank stone mausoleum of the National Museum of American History.