Travel Tuesday photo: Detail of the Obelisk of Theodosius

Detail of some of the writing on the Obelisk of Theodosius in the Hippodrome in Istanbul, Turkey. Erected during the reign of Theodosius in 390 AD, it was created for the tomb of Egyptian King Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC).

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