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Luxor Temple Obelisk is an obelisk and pillar in Egypt, Africa. UNESCO World Heritage List: Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis gives its chronology as “Ramesses II.” Its listed material is Granite. Listed figures include a height of 25 m and a heaviest stone of 250 tonnes (estimated). UNESCO World Heritage List: Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis also records: “Temple obelisk.”
The surviving twin of the Paris obelisk, still before the Luxor pylon.



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Compare the published evidence and its interpretations. “Consensus” records the mainstream account; “Alternative” identifies a competing interpretation, not an equally established conclusion. Estimates and unresolved questions remain qualified in the claim text.
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| Date | 1279 BCE - 1213 BCE Ramesses II UNESCO World Heritage List: Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Temple obelisk UNESCO World Heritage List: Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,246 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,279 BCE - 1,213 BCE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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