Bern Dibner: 1 book
Moving the Obelisks:
A Chapter in Engineering History in which the Vatican Obelisk in Rome in 1586 was Moved by Muscle Power
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Dating from the beginning of historical memory, the obelisks of ancient Egypt—those tall, tapering shafts typically weighing from 200 to 500 tons—were carved from a single block of solid stone to commemorate the ruler of the moment.
Many of these ancient monoliths, taken from Egypt as trophies...
