Editing Obelisk (section)

===As commemorative monuments===
Egyptian obelisks remain a source of fascination, serving as a reminder of past glories and a symbol of state power. A majority of modern obelisks are built of [[masonry]] or [[concrete]], so not monolithic like their Egyptian counterparts, and are often oversized. Examples from the 19th and 20th centuries include the [[Obelisk at Slottsbacken|Obelisk]] (1800) in [[Stockholm]], [[Keisarinnankivi|Stone of the Empress]] (1835) in [[Helsinki]],<ref>[https://www.myhelsinki.fi/en/see-and-do/sights/the-stone-of-the-empress The Stone of the Empress - My Helsinki]</ref> the [[Wellington Monument, Dublin|Wellington Monument]] (1861) in [[Dublin]], the [[Washington Monument]] (1884) in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name=DedicationNYT>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1885/02/22/103628255.pdf Marking a people's love], an article from [[The New York Times]] published February 22, 1885.</ref> the [[Obelisco de Buenos Aires|Obelisk of Buenos Aires]] (1936) in [[Buenos Aires]],<ref name=Lagleyze>Julio A. Luqui Lagleyze, ''Plazas de Buenos Aires'', Revista Todo es Historia, Nro 90, noviembre de 1974</ref> the [[Monument to the People's Heroes]] (1958) in [[Tiananmen Square]], [[Beijing]] and the [[National Monument (Indonesia)|National Monument]] (1975) in [[Jakarta]]. A few, however, continue the ancient tradition of the monolithic obelisk.

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File:Obelisken slottsbacken.jpg|[[Obelisk at Slottsbacken|Obelisk in Stockholm]] raised in the year 1800 as a memorial to the service and dedication of the Stockholm burghers during the [[Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)|Russo-Swedish war 1788-1790]].
File:Ireland - Dublin - Phoenix Park - Wellington Monument 2.jpg|The [[Wellington Monument, Dublin|Wellington Monument]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland, built between 1817 and 1861 to commemorate the victories of [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]]
File:Obe brol 1.JPG|The Brothers Broglie Obelisk at the [[Monrepos Park]] in [[Vyborg]], Russia, erected in 1827
File:Keisarinnankivihelsinginkauppatorilla.jpg|The [[Keisarinnankivi|Stone of the Empress]] by [[Carl Ludvig Engel]], erected in 1835 to commemorate Empress [[Alexandra Feodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia)|Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia]], at the [[Market Square, Helsinki|Market Square]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland
File: Washington October 2016-6.jpg|The [[Washington Monument]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S., built between 1848 and 1884 to commemorate [[George Washington]]
File:2014-08-28 16 25 14 View of High Point Monument from the base in High Point State Park, New Jersey.JPG|The [[High Point (New Jersey)|High Point Monument]] in [[New Jersey]], U.S., built in 1930 as a commemorative [[war memorial]]
File: Obelisk at night.JPG|The [[Obelisco de Buenos Aires|Obelisk of Buenos Aires]], Argentina, erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of the foundation of the city
File:Jinianbei.jpg|The [[Monument to the People's Heroes]] in [[Tiananmen Square]], [[Beijing]], China, built between 1952 and 1958 to commemorate the martyrs of revolutionary struggle in the 19th and 20th centuries
File:Jakarta Indonesia National-Monument-02.jpg|The [[National Monument (Indonesia)|National Monument]] in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia, built between 1961 and 1975 to commemorate the [[Indonesian National Revolution|struggle for Indonesian independence]]
File:Площа Перемоги.jpg|[[Hero City monument, Kyiv]], Ukraine, installed in 1982 as a tribute to the fallen in World War II
File:Juche-Tower-2014.jpg|The [[Juche Tower]] in [[Pyongyang]], North Korea, completed in 1982 to commemorate the 70th birthday of [[Kim Il Sung]] and the ideology of [[Juche]]
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