Obelisk of Theodosius/Pharaoh Tutmoses III - Istanbul, Turkey
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The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Tutmoses III.
Waymark Code: WMC0XZ
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 07/12/2011
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This obelisk was originally erected by Pharaoh Tutmoses III (1479–1425 BC) at the great Temple of Karnak, Egypt. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (present day Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I (347 - 395 AD) in 390 AD. The inscriptions on all four sides celebrate Tutmoses III's victory near the Euphrates River in 1450 BC. The bas reliefs on the pedestal date from the re-erection and celebrate events in the life of Theodosius.
Location:
In front of the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque)
Sultanahmet
Istanbul, Turkey
The stamp was issued by Turkey in 1914, during the Ottoman Empire Era, as the low value of a set of 17 pictorial stamps.
Stamp Issuing Country: Turkey
Date of Issue: January 14, 1914
Denomination: 2 paras
Color: red lilac
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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