William Drenttel details
the moving of the Axum Obelisk in the late 1800s from Egypt to
New York, complete with photographs. It is an astounding story
of innovation in moving techniques. 71 feet and weighing 244 tons,
Cleopatra's Needle was turned sideways, loaded onto a boat, shipped
across the ocean, loaded onto a custom-created rail line, and
erected in Central Park -- at a cost of only $100,000. A similar
event is taking place right now, sending an obelisk from Italy
to its original home in Ethiopia, but it will be split into three
parts and cost $450 million.
Axum Obelisk
Axum Obelisk - Design Observer, March 21,
2005
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