Ancient Egypt is an enigma with its architecture and engineering. Even today, experts all over the world marvel at the fact that the Egyptians were able to build monuments and structures such as pyramids, sphinxes, temples, and obelisks. Aside from the ones standing, the structures under the ground in Egypt are as fascinating. The Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan Region is one of those structures.

Obelisks have their places in various cultures in various fashions. However, historians consider ancient Egyptian obelisks the primary example of the tradition. In Ancient Egypt, obelisks had different purposes and functions. While most of them were monuments to Sun God Ra, the most-followed deity in Ancient Egypt, some celebrated kings and queens of Egypt.

The tallest Ancient Egypt obelisk is Lateran Obelisk which is 32 meters tall. If the Unfinished Obelisk were to be finished, it would be 10 meters tall than Lateran Obelisk.

The Unfinished Obelisk is 42 meters tall and weighs 1.200 tons. Aside from its size, the Unfinished Obelisk is also intriguing because of its age. The Obelisk is nearly 3.500 years old. Archeologists estimate that the female pharaoh Hatshepsut might have been the one who gave the order for its construction.