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.

Tags: Africa, Ethiopia, Europe, Italy

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


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