| 1. | The Washington Monument, which is modeled on an Egyptian obelisk.
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| 2. | It runs the full height of the 555-foot obelisk.
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| 3. | He even visited Rome to get a glimpse of the obelisk.
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| 4. | We know that if the obelisk comes, customers will come.
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| 5. | The real obelisk is expected to be completed by June 2000.
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| 6. | Among other things, it said Italy would return the obelisk.
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| 7. | For decades Ethiopian officials have demanded the obelisk's return.
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| 8. | To dismantle the obelisk is a crime and it is senseless.
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| 9. | In 1881 the current marble obelisk was erected in their honor.
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| 10. | Today there is an obelisk in the city commemorating the battle.
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