obelisk
Pyramidal-topped column
An obelisk is a tall, four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a pyramidal point at the top.
Ancient Egyptians carved them as monuments, and the form has been widely imitated: The Washington Monument is an obelisk.
In typography, obelisk is another name for the dagger symbol (†), used for footnotes or to mark deceased persons.
Gradually narrowing in width
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
- four-sidedHaving four straight boundaries
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- pointedTapering to a tip
pillar · column · spire · needle · tall · slender · vertical · apex
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- red graniteFeldspar-rich rock, ruddy hue
- AswanEgyptian city and dam
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
limestone · marble · hewn · carved · monolithic · slab · polished · weathered
Thing preserving remembrance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- tributeOffering of respect
cenotaph · inscription · plinth · pedestal · heritage · historic · Washington Monument · Vatican
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- KarnakEgyptian temple complex
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
Ramses · Tutankhamun · Nefertiti · Akhenaten · Nile · temple · Amun-Ra · Hatshepsut
Of the star
- sun worshipReligious devotion to daystar
- RaEgyptian sun deity
- eternalLasting without end
- powerEnergy transfer rate
authority · divine · sacred · funerary · commemorative · triumph · empire · conquest
Short pointed stabbing blade
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- typographyArranging letters for display
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
tapered
Gradually narrowing in width
- monolithicMassive and undifferentiated
- four-sidedHaving four straight boundaries
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
pointed · pillar · column · spire · needle · tall · slender · vertical · apex · capstone
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- red graniteFeldspar-rich rock, ruddy hue
- AswanEgyptian city and dam
- quarryPit for extracting rock
basalt · limestone · marble · hewn · carved · monolithic · slab · polished · weathered · ancient
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
tribute · cenotaph · inscription · plinth · pedestal · heritage · historic · Washington Monument · Vatican · Cleopatra's Needle
pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian ruler
- hieroglyphicsSymbolic picture-based writing
- LuxorEgyptian city of ruins
- KarnakEgyptian temple complex
Cleopatra · Ramses · Tutankhamun · Nefertiti · Akhenaten · Nile · temple · Amun-Ra · Hatshepsut · sarcophagus
solar
Of the star
- sun worshipReligious devotion to daystar
- RaEgyptian sun deity
- eternalLasting without end
power · authority · divine · sacred · funerary · commemorative · triumph · empire · conquest · dominion
dagger
Short pointed stabbing blade
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- typographyArranging letters for display
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
annotation · textual · printing · scholarly · citation
- Egyptian mythologyRa, Osiris, Isis, Horus, Anubis
- Egyptian arttomb paintings, hieroglyphics, sarcophagi, scarabs, tomb painting
- ancient inscriptionscuneiform tablets, stone tablets, stele, cuneiform, inscription
- Ancient Egyptpharaoh, pharaohs, sphinx, pyramids, hieroglyphics
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- ArgentinaBuenos Aires, tango, Messi, Patagonia, mate
obeliskpit
Fruit's hard seed
trench · crypt · catacomb · underground chamber · depression