List of modern obelisks

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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.

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Modern obelisks

(Listed in date order)

17th century

Obelisk nameImageLocationCountryElevationCompletedCoordinatesNotes
m ft
Fontaine des
Quatre Dauphins
Fontaine-des-Quatre-Dauphins in Aix-en-Provence.JPG Aix-en-Provence France 1667 43°31′35″N5°26′44″E / 43.52639°N 5.44556°E / 43.52639; 5.44556

18th century

Obelisk nameImageLocationCountryElevationCompletedCoordinatesNotes
m ft
Market Square obelisk The obelisk, Ripon market place (geograph 4950159).jpg Ripon United Kingdom 24801702 54°08′11″N1°31′25″W / 54.136340°N 1.523736°W / 54.136340; -1.523736 The first large scale obelisk in Britain. [1]
Stillorgan Obelisk Stillorgan Obelisk Tower.jpg Stillorgan, Dublin Ireland 301001727 53°17′12″N6°10′53″W / 53.286663°N 6.181317°W / 53.286663; -6.181317
St. Bartholomäi Church St.Bartholomai Kirche Dessau-Waldersee,ehemals Jonitz.jpg Dessau-Roßlau Germany421381722–25. Spire by Carlo Ignazio Pozzi 51°50′23″N12°16′26″E / 51.839785°N 12.273856°E / 51.839785; 12.273856 height of obelisk: 18 metres
St Luke Church Finsbury st lukes 1.jpg London United Kingdomcirca 1727–33. Spire by Nicholas Hawksmoor 51°31′31″N0°05′39″W / 51.525212°N 0.094223°W / 51.525212; -0.094223
Queen Anne Obelisk Queen Anne's Obelisk - geograph.org.uk - 582523.jpg Wentworth Castle, Yorkshire England1734 53°31′19″N1°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 Square obelisk by footbridge with iron railing over wide stream, woods in background, Drogheda, Co. Meath cleaned up version.jpg Oldbridge, County Louth Ireland531741736 53°43′31″N6°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 Queensquareobelisk.JPG Bath United Kingdom15491738 51°23′00″N2°21′49″W / 51.383419°N 2.363585°W / 51.383419; -2.363585
Conolly's Folly Conollys Folly - the obelisk.jpg Leixlip, County Kildare Ireland431401740 53°22′10″N6°33′36″W / 53.369412°N 6.559868°W / 53.369412; -6.559868
Killiney Hill Obelisk Killiney Hill Obelisk 2.jpg Killiney, County Dublin Ireland1742 53°15′56″N6°06′43″W / 53.265569°N 6.111837°W / 53.265569; -6.111837
Mamhead obelisk Obelisk, Mamhead - geograph.org.uk - 814943.jpg Mamhead United Kingdom301001742–1745 50°37′00″N3°31′14″W / 50.616542°N 3.520563°W / 50.616542; -3.520563 An aid to shipping. [2]
Umberslade Obelisk Umberslade Obelisk (geograph 6277512) (cropped).jpg Umberslade Hall, Nuthurst, Warwickshire United Kingdom 21701749 52°20′32″N1°47′17″W / 52.342306°N 1.787969°W / 52.342306; -1.787969
General Wolfe's Obelisk Stowe, Wolfe's Obelisk - geograph.org.uk - 152791.jpg Stowe School, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom1754 52°02′32″N1°01′04″W / 52.042261°N 1.017686°W / 52.042261; -1.017686
Montreal Park Obelisk Riverhead, Sevenoaks, Kent United Kingdom1761 51°16′29″N0°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 Obelisk.jpg St George's Circus, London United Kingdom1771 51°29′55″N0°06′17″W / 51.498707°N 0.104747°W / 51.498707; -0.104747 Obelisk by Robert Mylne.
Kagul Obelisk Kagul obelisk.jpg Tsarskoe Selo Russia1772 59°42′52″N30°23′32″E / 59.714348°N 30.392089°E / 59.714348; 30.392089
Mautpyramide Gnodstadt,. Mautpyramide-008.jpg Marktbreit Germany10331773 49°37′18″N10°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. Chesmensky obelisk. 2010 (2).jpg Gatchina Russia1775 59°34′01″N30°06′17″E / 59.567062°N 30.104832°E / 59.567062; 30.104832
Liberty Memorial, Copenhagen Frihedsstotten 2005-01.jpg Vesterbrogade, Copenhagen Denmark20661788 55°40′27″N12°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 Giardini di villa medici, piazzale, fontana con copia obelisco di boboli (un tempo qui).JPG Rome Italy 1790 41°54′32″N12°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 Restored Obelisk Fountain on James street in Dublin 1790.jpg James St., Dublin Ireland1790 53°20′36″N6°17′25″W / 53.343290°N 6.290279°W / 53.343290; -6.290279
Summerhill Obelisk Obelisk near Summerhill, Co. Meath - geograph.org.uk - 987178.jpg Dangan Castle Ireland1790 53°30′43″N6°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 obelisk.JPG Gatchina Palace, Gatchina Russia1793 59°33′36″N30°06′47″E / 59.560129°N 30.113045°E / 59.560129; 30.113045
Moore-Vallotton Incident marker Wexford Ireland1793 52°20′25″N6°28′19″W / 52.340274°N 6.471940°W / 52.340274; -6.471940 [4]
Rumyantsev Obelisk Rumyantsev skver.jpg St Petersburg Russia 21701799 59°56′18″N30°17′33″E / 59.938440°N 30.292509°E / 59.938440; 30.292509
Obelisk at Slottsbacken Obelisk in Stockholm.jpg Stockholm Sweden 30981800 59°19′33″N18°04′17″E / 59.325871°N 18.071507°E / 59.325871; 18.071507 Dismantled in 2017 and rebuilt in 2020. [5]

19th century

Obelisk nameImageLocationCountryElevationCompletedCoordinatesNotes
m ft
Nelson memorial Nelson Monument, Springfield Park 2.jpg Springfield Park Liverpool, EnglandUnited Kingdomcirca 1805 53°25′06″N02°53′54″W / 53.41833°N 2.89833°W / 53.41833; -2.89833 Erected to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson [6]
Nelson Monument Nelson's Monument,portsdown hill,5-7-2018.jpg Portsmouth Harbour United Kingdom371201808 50°51′38″N1°08′03″W / 50.86056°N 1.13417°W / 50.86056; -1.13417
St. Emmeram's Palace Obelisk Obelisk Emmeramsplatz Regensburg-1.JPG Regensburg, Bavaria Germanycirca 1810 49°00′57.07″N12°05′32.68″E / 49.0158528°N 12.0924111°E / 49.0158528; 12.0924111
Wandersmann 2014-Wandersmann von Sudwest.jpg Hofheim am Taunus Germany11361813 50°03′23″N8°23′02″E / 50.05639°N 8.38389°E / 50.05639; 8.38389
Constitution Obelisk St. Augustine, Florida United States1814 29°53′35.38″N81°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 Kingdom2065circa 1815 50°57′57.96″N0°22′37.25″E / 50.9661000°N 0.3770139°E / 50.9661000; 0.3770139 [7]
Patriots' Grave, Old Burying Ground Patriots' Grave, Old Burying Ground, Arlington, Massachusetts.JPG Arlington, Massachusetts United States1818 42°24′58″N71°09′31″W / 42.41611°N 71.15861°W / 42.41611; -71.15861
George IV Monument Dun laoghaire obelisk.jpg Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin Ireland1823 53°17′37.72″N6°07′54.44″W / 53.2938111°N 6.1317889°W / 53.2938111; -6.1317889
Blantyre Monument Monument near Bishopton - geograph.org.uk - 448575.jpg Erskine, Renfrewshire United Kingdom2480circa 1825 55°54′56.54″N4°29′45.29″W / 55.9157056°N 4.4959139°W / 55.9157056; -4.4959139 [8]
Workers Monument Pomnik Budowy Szosy Brzeskiej 2019.jpg Grochów, Warsaw Poland1825 52°14′45.81″N21°04′35.32″E / 52.2460583°N 21.0764778°E / 52.2460583; 21.0764778
Lublin Union Monument Alians PL LublinStreetKrakowskiePrzedmiescie,2009 08 09,P8090040.jpg Lublin Poland13431826 51°14′53.39″N22°33′37.2″E / 51.2481639°N 22.560333°E / 51.2481639; 22.560333 [9]
Captain Cook's MonumentEasby Moor, Great Ayton, North Yorkshire United Kingdom15.5511827 54°28′58.88″N1°05′26.95″W / 54.4830222°N 1.0908194°W / 54.4830222; -1.0908194 [10]
Groton Monument GrotonMemorial.jpg Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut United States411351830 41°21′18″N72°4′46″W / 41.35500°N 72.07944°W / 41.35500; -72.07944 [11]
Bunker Hill Monument Bunker hill 2009.JPG Charlestown, Massachusetts United States672211827-43 42°22′35″N71°03′41″W / 42.37639°N 71.06139°W / 42.37639; -71.06139 [12]
Spencer Monument Ponsonby Obelisk.jpeg Blata l-Bajda Malta 1831
(relocated 1893)
35°53′17″N14°29′53″E / 35.88806°N 14.49806°E / 35.88806; 14.49806 [13]
Obelisk in Odinslund Obelisk till minne av Gustav II Adolf - Louis Jean Desprez 01.jpg Uppsala Sweden 1832 59°51′25″N17°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 States1833 38°00′37″N78°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 Karolinenplatz.jpg Munich Germany 29951833 48°08′41″N11°34′09″E / 48.144699°N 11.569167°E / 48.144699; 11.569167
Obelisk of Lions, Copou Park Obeliscul Leilor din Iasi.jpg Iași Romania 13.5441834 47°10′43″N27°34′01″E / 47.17851°N 27.56691°E / 47.17851; 27.56691 [16]
Villa Torlonia Obelisco.JPG Rome Italy1842 41°54′50″N12°30′43″E / 41.91389°N 12.51194°E / 41.91389; 12.51194 Two obelisks
Obelisk of Piazza Gioberti Tempio della Beata Vergine della Ghiara.JPG Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna Italy1842 44°42′0″N10°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 Kingdom1842 54°52′37.71″N4°12′10.39″W / 54.8771417°N 4.2028861°W / 54.8771417; -4.2028861 A memorial to Samuel Rutherford [17]
Political Martyrs' Monument Martyrs Monument, Calton Hill.jpg Calton Hill, Edinburgh, ScotlandUnited Kingdom27901844 55°57′12″N3°11′9″W / 55.95333°N 3.18583°W / 55.95333; -3.18583 [18]
Lansdowne Monument The Lansdowne Monument - geograph.org.uk - 220145.jpg Wiltshire, England United Kingdom381251845 51°25′22″N1°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 Obelisk - Macquarie Pier - Newcastle NSW (5619925515).jpg Newcastle, New South Wales Australia 1850 32°55′55.06″S151°46′43.8″E / 32.9319611°S 151.778833°E / -32.9319611; 151.778833
Wellington Monument Wellington Monument, Somerset.jpg Wellington, Somerset United Kingdom531751854 50°56′53″N3°13′45″W / 50.9480°N 3.2293°W / 50.9480; -3.2293 [20]
Cape Dombey Obelisk
Cape Dombey Obelisk, Guichen Bay, Robe, South Australia.jpg
Robe, South Australia Australia12391855 37°9′23″S139°44′37″E / 37.15639°S 139.74361°E / -37.15639; 139.74361
Stoodley Pike Monument Stoodley Pike 2.jpg Todmorden, West Yorkshire United Kingdom371211856 53°42′51″N2°2′33″W / 53.71417°N 2.04250°W / 53.71417; -2.04250 [21]
Hyde Park Obelisk Hyde Park Obelisk.JPG Sydney, New South WalesAustralia22721857 33°52′29″S151°12′36″E / 33.87472°S 151.21000°E / -33.87472; 151.21000 [22]
Herndon Monument Herndon Monument.jpg Annapolis, Maryland United States6.4211860 38°58′56″N76°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 obelisk IMG 2132.jpg Fontenoy, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté France 1860 47°38′35.57″N3°18′44.82″E / 47.6432139°N 3.3124500°E / 47.6432139; 3.3124500
Wellington Monument Ireland - Dublin - Phoenix Park - Wellington Monument.jpg Phoenix Park, Dublin Ireland622031861 53°20′57″N6°18′11″W / 53.34908°N 6.303116°W / 53.34908; -6.303116 The tallest in Europe.
Prince of Wales' Obelisk Port Elizabeth Obelisk at Bayworld.JPG Port Elizabeth South Africa 33°58′39.86″S25°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 Abraham Lincoln Tomb Springfield Illiois.jpg Springfield, Illinois United States361171865 39°49′24″N89°39′21″W / 39.82333°N 89.65583°W / 39.82333; -89.65583 [23]
Tyndale Monument Tyndale Monument.jpg North Nibley, Gloucestershire United Kingdom 341111866 51°39′32″N2°22′21″W / 51.658888°N 2.372623°W / 51.658888; -2.372623
Treue der Union Monument Treue der Union monument, Comfort TX.jpg Comfort, Texas United States 1866 29°58′11″N98°54′50″W / 29.969782°N 98.913848°W / 29.969782; -98.913848
Nicholson's Obelisk Nicholsons Monument.jpg Margalla Hills, RawalpindiIslamabad Pakistan 12401868 33°42′11.12″N72°49′29.4″E / 33.7030889°N 72.824833°E / 33.7030889; 72.824833 [24]
Hamilton Monument County Dublin - Hamilton Monument - 20190615205721.jpg Skerries, Dublin Ireland1870 53°34′50.47″N6°06′25.3″E / 53.5806861°N 6.107028°E / 53.5806861; 6.107028
Captain Cook Obelisk Kurnell.JPG Kurnell, New South WalesAustralia1870 34°00′17″S151°13′03″E / 34.004667°S 151.217556°E / -34.004667; 151.217556 [25]
Obelisk of April's Peace Detalle de la piramide de la Paz de Abril de 1872.JPG San José de Mayo, San José Uruguay 1873 34°20′22.32″S56°42′49.84″W / 34.3395333°S 56.7138444°W / -34.3395333; -56.7138444
Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial Obelisk Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States341101876 40°15′47″N76°53′13″W / 40.26304°N 76.88681°W / 40.26304; -76.88681 [26]
Washington Monument Washington Monument Top.jpg Washington, D.C. United States1695551884 38°53′22″N77°02′07″W / 38.889482°N 77.035276°W / 38.889482; -77.035276 [27]
Oriskany Battlefield monument OriskanyBattlefield monument December2007.jpg Rome, New York United States1884 43°10′7″N75°22′8″W / 43.16861°N 75.36889°W / 43.16861; -75.36889 [28]
Monument to the Restorers Lisboa - Monumento aos Restauradores.jpg Restauradores Square, Lisbon Portugal 15481886 38°42′57″N9°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 Beethoven Grave rotcrop.jpg Vienna Central Cemetery Austria 1888 48°09′07″N16°26′24″E / 48.15194°N 16.44000°E / 48.15194; 16.44000
Bennington Battle Monument CW memorial Bennington VT.jpg Bennington, Vermont United States92 or 93301 or 3061889 42°53′21″N73°12′57″W / 42.88917°N 73.21583°W / 42.88917; -73.21583 [29]
Monolith "The Obelisk" Villalar de los Comuneros Monumento a los comuneros.JPG Villalar de los Comuneros, Castile and León Spain 1889 41°33′00″N5°08′19″W / 41.550044°N 5.138741°W / 41.550044; -5.138741
Dalhousie Obelisk Dalhousie Obelisk 2, Jan 06.JPG Raffles Place, Central Area Singapore 1891 1°17′15″N103°51′8″E / 1.28750°N 103.85222°E / 1.28750; 103.85222 [30]
The Obelisk, Penn State University Penn state oblisk.jpg University Park, Pennsylvania United States1896 40°47′43″N77°51′48″W / 40.79528°N 77.86333°W / 40.79528; -77.86333
Confederate War Memorial Monument1.JPG Dallas, Texas United States1896 32°46′32″N96°47′59″W / 32.77556°N 96.79972°W / 32.77556; -96.79972 [31]
Obelisk Anspach Brussel-Obelisk Anspach (2).jpg Brussels Belgium 1897 50°51′12.95″N4°20′48.72″E / 50.8535972°N 4.3468667°E / 50.8535972; 4.3468667

20th century

Obelisk nameImageLocationCountryElevationCompletedCoordinatesNotes
m ft
William Dudley Chipley Memorial Wmdudleychipleyobelisk.jpg Plaza Ferdinand VII, Pensacola, Florida United States1901 30°24′31.7″N87°12′50.24″W / 30.408806°N 87.2139556°W / 30.408806; -87.2139556
Sergeant Floyd Monument Sergeant Floyd Monument, sunset.jpg Sioux City, Iowa United States301001901 42°27′45″N96°22′39″W / 42.46250°N 96.37750°W / 42.46250; -96.37750 [32]
Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial JosephSmithBirthplace.JPG South Royalton, Vermont United States15501905 43°49′26″N72°28′21″W / 43.823797°N 72.472444°W / 43.823797; -72.472444 [33] :118
McKinley Monument McKinley Monument.jpg Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York United States29961907 42°53′11″N78°52′41″W / 42.88639°N 78.87806°W / 42.88639; -78.87806 [34]
The Veterans' Monument Elizabethton, Tennessee United States1904 36°20′55″N82°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 Samuel Smith Memorial, Sefton Park, Liverpool - DSC05658.JPG Sefton Park, Liverpool United Kingdom 1909 53°23′09.67″N02°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 States26851910 39°36′42″N75°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 The Obelsik marking the Durbar of King George V at Coronation Park, Delhi.2JPG.jpg Coronation Park, Delhi India 28°43′23″N77°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 obelisk.jpg Fort Recovery, Ohio United States311011913 40°24′48″N84°46′33″W / 40.413232°N 84.775819°W / 40.413232; -84.775819 [36]
Rizal Monument Statue of Dr. Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park, Philippines.png Luneta Park, Manila Philippines 12.7421913 14°34′54″N120°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 9 2 302 0045-Women's Monument Bloemfontein-s.jpg Bloemfontein South Africa1913 29°08′30″S26°12′30″E / 29.1416°S 26.2083°E / -29.1416; 26.2083 [37]
Ozark Trail Obelisk commemorating Ozark Trail in Farwell, Texas.JPG Various locations including Stroud, Oklahoma, Farwell, Dimmitt, Wellington, and Tulia, TexasUnited States1913Formerly a series of 21 obelisks
PAX Memorial Walmer, Port Elizabeth South Africa 6201919 33°58′28″S25°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 Monument to the Dover Patrol.jpg St Margaret's at Cliffe United Kingdom23751919 51°9′24.71″N1°23′33.55″E / 51.1568639°N 1.3926528°E / 51.1568639; 1.3926528 Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Flagler Monument Flagler-Memorial-Island-MAR2007.jpg Flagler Monument Island, Miami Beach, FloridaUnited States341101920 25°47′07″N80°09′10″W / 25.785181°N 80.152742°W / 25.785181; -80.152742 [39]
Dover Patrol Monument Blanc nez obelisque.jpg Cap Blanc-Nez, Sangatte/Escalles France23751922 50°55′29.42″N1°42′35.57″E / 50.9248389°N 1.7098806°E / 50.9248389; 1.7098806 Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Southport War Memorial Obelisk, Lord Street, Southport (2).JPG London Square, Southport, Lancashire, EnglandUnited Kingdom20.667.51923 53°38′55″N3°00′16″W / 53.648670°N 3.004326°W / 53.648670; -3.004326
Veterans Memorial Plaza Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis, Estados Unidos, 2012-10-22, DD 01.jpg Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis, Indiana United States301001923 39°46′25″N86°9′25″W / 39.77361°N 86.15694°W / 39.77361; -86.15694 [40]
Jefferson Davis Monument JeffDavisMemorial.jpg Fairview, Kentucky United States1073511924 36°50′31″N87°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 Australia23751924 37°50′00″S144°58′20″E / 37.833406°S 144.972259°E / -37.833406; 144.972259 (dismantled?) [41]
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument Camp Merritt Memorial Monument.jpg Cresskill, New Jersey United States20661924 40°56′28″N73°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 Hobart-War-Memorial-Cenotaph-2008.jpg Queens Domain, Hobart, Tasmania Australia23751925 42°52′40″S147°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 Big Red Apple.JPG Cornelia, Georgia United States2.481925 34°30′42″N83°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, Obelisk 2.JPG Prague Castle, Prague Czech Republic 15.4250.61930 50°5′25″N14°24′1″E / 50.09028°N 14.40028°E / 50.09028; 14.40028
Jaipur Column Jaipur Column at Rashtrapati Bhavan.jpg New Delhi India 451481930 28°36′51″N77°12′07″E / 28.61417°N 77.20194°E / 28.61417; 77.20194
Obelisk of Montevideo
(or Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830)
Obelisco a los constituyentes.jpg Parque Batlle, Montevideo Uruguay 401301930 34°53′51″S56°09′52″W / 34.8975°S 56.1644°W / -34.8975; -56.1644 [44]
High Point Monument High Point Monument from below.jpg High Point, Montague, New Jersey United States672201930 41°19′15″N74°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 Dover Patrol Naval War Memorial.jpg John Paul Jones Park, Brooklyn United States23751931 40°36′41.18″N74°2′3.01″W / 40.6114389°N 74.0341694°W / 40.6114389; -74.0341694 Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Foro Italico Obelisk of the Foro Italico.jpg Lungotevere Maresciallo Diaz, Rome Italy1932 41°55′55″N12°27′32″E / 41.93194°N 12.45889°E / 41.93194; 12.45889 Erected to honour Benito Mussolini.
Paterson Monument Paterson Monument.jpg Windmill Point, George Town, Tasmania Australia 1935 41°06′35″S146°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 Muehlbach-kriegerdenkmal1.JPG Eppingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany 24791935 49°05′39″N8°54′20″E / 49.09417°N 8.90556°E / 49.09417; 8.90556
Obelisk of Buenos Aires Obelisco 2.JPG San Nicolás, Buenos Aires Argentina 71.52351936 34°36′13″S58°22′54″W / 34.60361°S 58.38167°W / -34.60361; -58.38167
Trujillo Obelisk Obelisco Santo Domingo.jpg Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 421371937 18°27′53″N69°53′38″W / 18.464602°N 69.893933°W / 18.464602; -69.893933
War Memorial Floriana War memorial.jpeg Floriana Malta 1938 35°53′37″N14°30′29″E / 35.89361°N 14.50806°E / 35.89361; 14.50806 [46]
San Jacinto Monument San Jacinto Monument.jpg La Porte, Texas United States172.92567.31939 29°45′00″N95°04′51″W / 29.749886°N 95.080716°W / 29.749886; -95.080716 [47]
Trylon and Perisphere 1939fairhelicline.jpg 1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing, New York United States1906201939 40°44′47″N73°50′42″W / 40.7463°N 73.8451°W / 40.7463; -73.8451 Not a true obelisk, but an art deco variant.
Maungakiekie Obelisk Onetreehill monument01.jpg One Tree Hill, Auckland New Zealand 1940 36°54′00″S174°46′59″E / 36.900105°S 174.783187°E / -36.900105; 174.783187 [48]
Victory Monument VictoryMonument - contrast.JPG Bangkok Thailand 1941 13°45′53″N100°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 Plaza Francia.jpg Altamira, Caracas Venezuela 1944 10°29′47″N66°50′56″W / 10.49639°N 66.84889°W / 10.49639; -66.84889
Banská Bystrica Obelisk Banska Bystrica NamSNP 9238.JPG Banská Bystrica Slovakia 1945 48°44′06″N19°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 Monumento a los Caidos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Espana, 2012-12-15, DD 01.jpg Santa Cruz de Tenerife Spain 25821947 28°28′0.2″N16°14′49.6″W / 28.466722°N 16.247111°W / 28.466722; -16.247111
Cenotaph on Leinster Lawn Cenetaphleinsterlawn2012.jpg Leinster House, Dublin Ireland 18.2860.01950 53°20′26″N6°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 States1951 30°02′01″N94°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 Heroic Monument Surabaya.jpg Surabaya Indonesia 41.15135.01952 7°14′46″S112°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 Meron 181.jpg Safed Israel 32°58′06″N35°29′44″E / 32.968302°N 35.495448°E / 32.968302; 35.495448
Obelisk of São Paulo Obelisk of Sao Paulo.jpg São Paulo Brazil 722361954 23°35′5″S46°39′17″W / 23.58472°S 46.65472°W / -23.58472; -46.65472 [51]
Obelisks outside the Palace of Culture and Science Varsovio, kulturpalaco, suda obelisko, 1.jpeg Warsaw Poland1955 52°13′50″N21°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 in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico (IMG 2972).jpg Abolition Park, Ponce Puerto Rico 301001956 18°00′21″N66°36′46″W / 18.00583°N 66.61278°W / 18.00583; -66.61278 [52]
Obelisk of La Paz Obelisco3LaPaz.JPG La Paz Bolivia 16°29′55″S68°08′06″W / 16.49861°S 68.13500°W / -16.49861; -68.13500
Demidovsky Pillar Barnaul - Demidov Square.jpg Tsentralny City District, Barnaul, Altai Krai Russia1446 53°19′43.8″N83°47′3.6″E / 53.328833°N 83.784333°E / 53.328833; 83.784333
Victory Obelisk
(Poklonnaya Hill Obelisk)
Monument Peremogi na Poklonnii gori v Moskvi.jpg Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow Russia141.84651995 55°43′54″N37°30′25″E / 55.731682°N 37.506943°E / 55.731682; 37.506943 [53]
Monument to the Conquerors of Space Pokoriteliam kosmosa v Moskve.jpg Moscow Russia1073511964 55°49′21″N37°38′23″E / 55.822508°N 37.639600°E / 55.822508; 37.639600
Bayonet-Obelisk of the War Memorial Brest Brest Fortress 9085 2150.jpg Brest Fortress, Brest Belarus 1003301971 52°04′58″N23°39′25″E / 52.082887°N 23.656834°E / 52.082887; 23.656834 [54]
Trinity Nuclear Test Site Obelisk Trinity Site Obelisk National Historic Landmark.jpg Jornada del Muerto, Socorro, New Mexico United States3.712 33°40′38″N106°28′31″W / 33.677285°N 106.475380°W / 33.677285; -106.475380 The location of the first atomic bomb explosion. [55]
Iglica Wroclaw - Iglica1.jpg Wroclaw Poland903001948 51°06′27″N17°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-nd-obelisk-geographical-center-of-north-america.jpg Rugby, North Dakota United States4.6151971 48°21′16″N99°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 PracaSeteBHMG.jpg Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais Brazil 19°55′09″S43°56′19″W / 19.919101°S 43.938635°W / -19.919101; -43.938635
Oregon Trail BoiseOregonTrailMonument.jpg Boise, Idaho United States21 obelisks that mark the trail. [57] [58]
Islamic Summit Minar Islamic Summit Minar Charing Cross.jpg Lahore, Punjab Pakistan 471551974 31°33′37″N74°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 Luxor hotel (Las Vegas) obelisc.JPG Las Vegas, Nevada United States 36°05′44″N115°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 States1975An obelisk stands in front of radio talk show host Clint Ferro's boyhood home[ citation needed ]
Monumen Nasional Jakarta Indonesia National-Monument-02.jpg Merdeka Square, Jakarta Indonesia 1374491975 6°10′31″S106°49′38″E / 6.175402°S 106.827133°E / -6.175402; 106.827133 Symbolizing the fight for the independence of Indonesia
Juche Tower Tower of Juche Idea, Pyongyang, North Korea (2909246855).jpg Pyongyang North Korea 1705601982 39°01′03″N125°45′49″E / 39.017610°N 125.763634°E / 39.017610; 125.763634
Leningrad Hero City Obelisk IvanSmelov-VOSSTANIYA.jpg Vosstaniya Square, Saint Petersburg Russia 361181985 59°55′51″N30°21′43″E / 59.930932°N 30.361836°E / 59.930932; 30.361836
Minsk Hero City Obelisk Museum of the Great Patriotic War - Minsk - Belarus (27248715740).jpg Victors Avenue, Minsk Belarus 451481985 53°54′57″N27°32′17″E / 53.915905°N 27.538141°E / 53.915905; 27.538141
1948 Arab–Israeli War Memorial Ashdod-Ad-Halom-83.jpg Ad Halom, Ashdod Israel 31°46′55″N34°39′59″E / 31.781916°N 34.666449°E / 31.781916; 34.666449 Memorial to Egypt's fallen soldiers [59]
Avis Obelisk Avis obelisk.jpg Avis Farms Office Park, Pittsfield Township, Michigan United States1998 42°12′47″N83°44′46″W / 42.213080°N 83.746073°W / 42.213080; -83.746073
Bahá'í House of Worship Haifa site future Baha'i House of Worship.jpg Bahá'í World Centre buildings, Mount Carmel, Haifa Israel1971 32°49′22″N34°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 Yangon, Independence Monument, Myanmar.jpg Maha Bandula Park, Yangon Myanmar 16°46′23″N96°09′34″E / 16.773145°N 96.159495°E / 16.773145; 96.159495 [60]

21st century

Obelisk nameImageLocationCountryElevationCompletedCoordinatesNotes
m ft
Spire of Dublin Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin - panoramio (2).jpg Dublin Ireland1203902003 53°20′59″N6°15′37″W / 53.349814°N 6.260254°W / 53.349814; -6.260254
Capas National Shrine Tarlac province Philippines 702302003 15°20′56″N120°32′43″E / 15.34891°N 120.545246°E / 15.34891; 120.545246 [ citation needed ]
Kolonna Eterna Kolonna Eterna, San Gwann..jpeg San Gwann Malta 6202003 35°54′35″N14°28′36″E / 35.90972°N 14.47667°E / 35.90972; 14.47667 Egyptian obelisk by Paul Vella Critien [61]
Colonna Mediterranea Colonna Mediterranea.jpeg Luqa Malta 3.0102006 35°51′38″N14°29′3″E / 35.86056°N 14.48417°E / 35.86056; 14.48417 Abstract art by Paul Vella Critien [62]
Plaza Salcedo Obelisk Plaza Salcedo in Vigan City.JPG Vigan, Ilocos Sur Philippines 17°34′31″N120°23′15″E / 17.57528°N 120.38750°E / 17.57528; 120.38750
Colony Park MonumentRidgeland, MississippiUnited States58190 32°26′49″N90°08′47″W / 32.447081°N 90.146352°W / 32.447081; -90.146352 cellphone tower in shape of Washington Monument
Cyclisk Santa Rosa, CaliforniaUnited States2065 38°25′35″N122°42′49″W / 38.426463°N 122.713655°W / 38.426463; -122.713655 Made of 340 bicycles [63]
Obelisco Novecento Novecento Arnaldo-Pomodoro 2.jpg Rome Italy 2004 41°49′23″N12°27′55″E / 41.822928°N 12.465325°E / 41.822928; 12.465325 Sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro [ citation needed ]
Armed Forces MemorialNational Memorial Arboretum, StaffordshireUnited Kingdom2007 52°43′39″N1°43′39″W / 52.727428°N 1.7274395°W / 52.727428; -1.7274395
Caja Madrid Obelisk Madrid - Obelisco de Plaza de Castilla.JPG Madrid Spain 923022009 40°27′58″N3°41′22″W / 40.466028°N 3.689348°W / 40.466028; -3.689348
Särkynyt lyhty Tornio, Lapland Finland 930 65°50′47″N24°09′09″E / 65.846379°N 24.152498°E / 65.846379; 24.152498 Made of stainless steel[ citation needed ]
Agostinho Neto Memorial Mausoleu - panoramio.jpg Luanda Angola1203902012 8°49′25″S13°13′08″E / 8.823684°S 13.218869°E / -8.823684; 13.218869
Oregon World War II Memorial Oregon World War II Memorial - Salem.jpg Salem, Oregon United States2014 44°56′22″N123°01′59″W / 44.939509°N 123.033047°W / 44.939509; -123.033047
Human rights obeliskBrusselsBelgium12392018 50°52′08″N4°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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