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The Obelisk of Theodosius (Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.

Obelisk of Theodosius

Obelisk of Theodosius

At Meydanı Caddesi 12, Istanbul, Fatih, Binbirdirek, Istanbul, 34122, Turkey

36m / 118ft above sea level (altitude)

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