Standing Obelisk of Hatshepsut
-- Karnak
Just after the fourth pylon is an obelisk
raised by Queen Hapshetsut. It once had a twin, but it fell over.
If you look very carefully, you'll note that
the top of the obelisk is a slightly different color than the
bottom. This is because the bottom was walled up by Tuthmosis
III a while after he came to power.
Queen Hapshetsut took control of Egypt instead
of handing it to him, and kept him under house arrest during
her reign. After she died, he came to power and spent a great
deal of his time defacing or covering up anything she'd ever
done. This obelisk was no exception.
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