Axum Obelisk Returns to Ethiopia

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  06.11.08 | 10:46 AM ET

imagePhoto of Axum Obelisk on display in Rome.

In an extreme case of touristic vandalism—a very, very extreme case—the 1,700 year-old obelisk had been removed by occupying Italian troops in 1937. According to Agence France-Presse, it will be reassembled throughout the summer.