Caesarea obelisk

The Caesarea obelisk is a red granite Obelisk 12 metres high (10.5 + 1.4 m), which was erected in the hippodrome of Herod the Great's new-built capital of Judea, Caesarea Maritima. The obelisk seems to have been erected after Herod's time, in the 2nd century CE. The obelisk was discovered in 1980, broken in three sections and buried in the ruins of the hippodrome, where it must originally have been a major feature. It was restored and reerected in 2001.

Trophy obelisks were erected in similar urban contexts by Herod's Roman patrons. An obelisk erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople remains in situ. Another, formerly in the Circus of Nero, Rome, was moved to Saint Peter's Square in the 16th century.

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15 June 2019
The most exclusive spot was in the corner, where horses went slower and sometimes crash it other.
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Красивый вид! Интересный кусочек истории. Стоит посетить
Rodrigo Vieira
17 April 2019
Só foi legal assim por causa de uma placa muito importante da história
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