tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704979747530842546.post1200986065993532996..comments2020-10-10T19:23:11.649-04:00Comments on Jonas Olson's New York Art Blog: Scale ModelJonas Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17425314081054174570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704979747530842546.post-12355282735880396752009-01-19T11:42:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:42:00.000-05:00obelisks are exciting!obelisks are exciting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15417825184569748855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704979747530842546.post-43838231433925716192009-01-15T09:12:00.000-05:002009-01-15T09:12:00.000-05:00There are a few of the egyptian obelisks all aroun...There are a few of the egyptian obelisks all around the world. Every empire seems to have taken at least one. The closest one to us is in central park.Jonas Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425314081054174570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704979747530842546.post-69483096419175457772009-01-15T02:34:00.000-05:002009-01-15T02:34:00.000-05:00There are ancient Egyptian versions of these in Ro...There are ancient Egyptian versions of these in Rome. The Romans took them from the Egyptians. They are very strange and interesting. I saw them on my honeymoon. I always wondered if they were used as sun dials to tell time (before clocks).<BR/><BR/>The construction sounds good.Bill Donovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784106148142157239noreply@blogger.com