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Ramses the Great's Obelisks: Giant Needles of Power
This episode follows Lucas and Luna as they explore Ramses the Great's monumental obelisks — the towering granite needles he raised at Karnak, Luxor, and beyond. They unpack how these massive monoliths were quarried at Aswan using dolerite hammers, transported on Nile barges, and erected by sheer manpower and ingenuity. The conversation touches on the symbolic meaning of the benben stone and the sun god Re, the logistical challenge of moving a 323-ton block, and the fate of Ramses's obelisks today — including the one now in Paris at the Place de la Concorde and its twin still…
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