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Season 24 · Episode 16 ·
Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3)
Pharaohs who built magnificent temples to preserve their names for eternity often graced temple gates with pairs of obelisks, four-sided shafts of granite that taper gently upward until the sides meet at the top to form a pyramid shape. NOVA's team of experts attempts to build, transport, and raise a scale model obelisk using those materials available to ancient Egyptian engineers: rope, dirt, sticks, and stones.
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Episode 16 of season 24 of NOVA: “Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3)”. Aired 1997-02-12. Watch it online free on ZapFlix.