Obelisk Transport
1500 BC
(Johann Wolkersdorfer JW-10)
- Type: Raft
- Displacement:
- Dimensions: 206 x 82 ft.
- Notes: Queen Hatschepsut ordered two obelisks quarried at Aswan for herself and her father. Reliefs at the Temple of Deir el Bahri at Luxor depict the transport of these 100 foot long, 700 ton obelisks. The craft was towed by a number of smaller sail boats.
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