Brier describes the creation of stone obelisks in ancient Egypt and the transport of three of them to Western capitals during the 19th century. Lives were lost during the transport, he says,
one obelisk was lost at sea, and another nearly fell and broke. His topics are how to quarry an obelisk, Rome’s obelisks, God’s architect, Napoleon’s obelisk, Cleopatra’s needle sails for
London, the oldest skyscraper in New York, and postscript on the obelisks. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
