Sentence examples for obelisk from inspiring English sources
noun
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
What to do The heart and soul of the town is the Royal harbour complete with obelisk, Georgian lighthouse, lifeboat station and yacht marina.
At Bangkok's Victory Monument, an obelisk dedicated to the victors of the minor Franco-Thai war of 1941, a rally against the coup ended in ugly scuffles between protesters and military police.
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S obelisk was boring, Lincoln's temple ostentatious and Jefferson's pantheon uninspired.
A black obelisk stands where the remains are buried, describing them merely as human "specimens".
Lined with some of the state's largest oil refineries and petrochemical plants, the trail ends in the murky town of La Porte at the monument to the Battle of San Jacinto, an obelisk which, from afar, is virtually indistinguishable from the dozens of smokestacks that dot the skyline.
THE World Cup or a 15-metre tall model of it—has engulfed the obelisk that marks the middle of the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
Just outside the Olympic stadium in which the game was being played stands a large obelisk that is emblazoned with the words "Mussolini, Duce".Similar controversies rage elsewhere in western Europe.
One of the great Corinthian columns stands obelisk-like before the Santa Maria Maggiore church on the Esquiline.
5. First Aid Kit Saturday 19 July, Obelisk Arena, 18.30 Klara Soderberg of First Aid Kit Swedish sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg bring their warm and engaging folk-rock melodies and harmonising vocals to the Obelisk Arena on Saturday.
Sunday 20 July, Obelisk Arena, 13.00 On the Sunday afternoon, a band made up of members of Hot Chip, LCD Soundystem, the Beastie Boys and Scritti Politti will take over the Obelisk Arena, to bring the elusive Nigerian electronic music pioneer William Onyeabor's restless polyrhythmic funk to life.
1. Damon Albarn Saturday 19 July, Obelisk Arena, 19.30 The songwriter, producer and Blur frontman whose eclectic musical style and observational lyrics have made him one of the UK's most influential artists, headlines the Obelisk Arena.
