King Ezana's Stele

King Ezana's Stele
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King Ezana's Stele is a 4th-century AD obelisk erected in the ancient city of Axum, Ethiopia[1]. Standing 21 meters (69 feet) tall, it is the largest unbroken stele in the Northern Stelae Park, which contains hundreds of smaller, less decorated monuments[1]. Likely the last stele erected in the Axumite period, it features a false door at its base and window-like apertures on all sides[1]. It is smaller than both the fallen 33-meter Great Stele and the famous 24-meter Obelisk of Axum[1].

TypeMonument
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEthiopia
Coordinates14.1322° N, 38.7195° E

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