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    Q; When is an Obelisk not an Obelisk ?.

    A; When it's made of anything other than STONE

    Q; Not Titanium....Not Steel......Not Concrete......Not Wood.

    A; NO.... ONLY STONE

    Q; Why ?.

    A; Because that's the way it is and always has been

    Q; Who says ?

    A; Well the feckin Egyptians for starters
    The World's experts on Obelisks
    Oh ! and DTW's Ould Man

    Q; DTW's ould man ???.

    A; You heard !.

    Q; Can ye get different kind of obelisks ?

    A; Well ye can of course, you can get all sorts a tall yokes
    some people like to call obelisks......
    but I wouldn't believe that tripe if I was you.

    Then there's garden obelisks for growing stuff up
    which are obelisk shaped of a fashion.....but
    like the tall Titanium and Steel structures ye see around the world.....
    they just knicked the name for want of a better term,

    they should really be classed as towers if nothing else....
    but they are in no way what you'd call TRUE obelisks,
    sure jayziz dem yokes don't even look like Obelisks.....now do they ?

    Q; What if they call them Obelisks on the Internet ?.

    A; How many times have I told you....
    don't believe everything ye read on the Internet,
    it will make you look a right gombeen if it's wrong.....
    ye have te do thorough research about anything.....
    if ye don't know for sure yerself....and remember....
    before ye open yer gob and spout off verbal diarrhea.....
    check, check and check again,
    otherwise ye could end up lookin like a right gobshite ok.

    Q; What is the BIGEST true Obelisk, ancient or modern in Europe then ?

    A; Like I told ye before.....
    THE WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL OBELISK BEYOND IN THE PHOENIX PARK

    Q; Who Says ?

    A; Jayziz de ye never listen...
    I said
    The Egyptians
    Wikipedia
    the World's experts on Obelisks
    an DTW's Ould Man,
    jaze how many times do I have te tell ye, wha ?.

    Q; Where's the Proof ?

    A; You and yer proof.....
    There's plenty of proof all over the Internet
    and in bukes and yid have te be
    a bleedin dinlow not to spot it

    Q; Is there ?.

    A; Well yes....Wiki tells it like it is, for starters...no mistake.
    And DTW's old man knew all about it way back in the 50's

    Q; Maybe they're all wrong ?

    A; Dont be silly ….they're all very right
    Not only that.....
    DTW's Ould Man who grew up in the shadow of the Welly Obelisk.
    would never tell him something when he was in short trews
    if he thought it was bullshit.

    Q; How can you be so sure ?

    A; Oh ! Enough questions for now silly billy just enjoy the vid below for now
    and I'll tell ye some more about true Obelisks Ancient and Modern later on ok.

    Q; But surely someone must have built a bigger one somewhere in Europe in over a hundred years
    and surely some must be made of Titainium or Steel out in Russia or Ukraine,
    they must have....... it's in man's nature isn't it ?

    A; They just haven't....alright.

    Q; But,.... but they must have ?

    A; FFS do you ever give up spouting off about things ye know fuck all about....
    I said more later !
    Now just watch the vid will ya........

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C23dwdqm2o0

    Primary Meaning of ; obelisk =
    A stone pillar having a rectanglular cross section tapering towards a pyrimidal top.
    We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

  • #2
    is Connolly's Folly an Obelisk?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by bigby View Post
      is Connolly's Folly an Obelisk?
      It's an obelisk like structure....but not a 'true' obelisk because it does not have a pyramidal capping like that of the Wellington Obelisk for instance.
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      We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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      • #4
        in the phoenix, me da pointed out
        that's the biggest, obelisk, there's doubt
        ones of steel brass and wood
        well, there just no good
        if there not made of stone, count them of out
        Last edited by quinner; 01-05-2013, 09:39 PM.
        Here Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by bigby View Post
          is Connolly's Folly an Obelisk?
          A 'true' obelisk according to the experts must have a pyramidal capping, again like this one on the Washington Obelisk Monument.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by quinner View Post
            in the phoenix, me da point out
            that's the biggest, obelisk, there's doubt
            ones of steel brass and wood
            well, there just no good
            if there not made of stone, count them of out
            That makes your Da and my DA spot on then Joe.........

            An obelisk is a stone made monument, much like a column but supporting nothing. Obelisks were erected by Ancient Egyptian for an commemoration. Obelisks were usually made of a single piece of stone. A bird's eye view of obelisk is square and this structure has gradually tapering four sides and its ends in a pyramidal top.
            We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by quinner View Post
              in the phoenix, me da pointed out
              that's the biggest, obelisk, there's doubt
              ones of steel brass and wood
              well, there just no good
              if there not made of stone, count them of out
              Out of 30 ancient obelisks, only 7 are still remaining in Egypt, and 13 are in Rome, Italy. Other obelisks are - in Paris, London, New York, Istanbul, Florence, Urbino (a small town in Italy), Catania (Sicilia), Wimborne (a small town in Southern England), Arles (Southen France) and Caesarea (Israel), one obelisk respectively.

              Egypt 7 Rome 13 Others 10
              We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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              • #8
                in older drawings Connolly's had a pyramid shape on top? but not a single structure as it has arches

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                • #9
                  Note the pyramidal capping....the sign of a TRUE obelisk.

                  Pic = Obelisk, Gardens, Kingston Lacy, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK

                  William Bankes brought this obelisk back from Egypt. The Duke of Wellington chose the spot and laid the first foundation stone.

                  Kingston Lacy was the family seat of the Bankes family from the 17th century (when they were forced to leave Corfe Castle after it was destroyed in the English Civil War) until 1981 when it was bequeathed to the National Trust. It was built between 1663 and 1665.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by bigby View Post
                    in older drawings Connolly's had a pyramid shape on top? but not a single structure as it has arches
                    If it had a pyramidal cap, then I'd say technically speaking it was a true 'modern' obelisk structure ok.
                    We'll sail be the tide....aarghhhh !!

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                    • #11
                      does Skerries have one?

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                      • #12
                        I think Abbeyleix has one? I sat at the base eating chips on the way back from Cork last year

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by bigby View Post
                          does Skerries have one?
                          Yer right on there Bigglers.....you can tell by the pyramidal cap. Nice one too !
                          The Hamilton Monumental Obelisk;
                          A small little obelisk commemorating a local landowner. This simple monument would benefit from some landscaping – perhaps a larger traffic island to allow people to approach it. Category : Architecture of Fingal
                          Tags : 1870, Co. Dublin, memorials, monument, Skerries
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by bigby View Post
                            I think Abbeyleix has one? I sat at the base eating chips on the way back from Cork last year
                            I don't think this qualifies to be honest, if we are to believe the experts. Seems people called and still call some things obelisks, that are not quite the ticket.

                            A robust and rustic obelisk in the middle of the market square dedicated to the 2nd Viscount de Vesci. Category : Architecture of Laois
                            Tags : 1860, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, J.S. Butler, memorials, monument
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                            • #15

                              A classic true ancient obelisk; Note the pyramidal cap.

                              Anyone visiting London for the first time and walking along the Thames Embankment may be surprised to come across an original Egyptian obelisk.
                              Not what you expect to see in downtown London!
                              This obelisk is known as Cleopatra's Needle …though it has very little to do with Cleopatra at all.
                              It was made in Egypt for the Pharaoh Thotmes III in 1460 BC, making it almost 3,500 years old. It is known as Cleopatra's Needle as it was brought to London from Alexandria, the royal city of Cleopatra.
                              But how did it come to be beside the Thames?
                              It seems Britain wanted something big and noticeable to commemorate the British victory over Napoleon, sixty-three years earlier.
                              The Needle arrived in England after a horrendous journey by sea in 1878.
                              The British public subscribed £15,000 to bring it over from Alexandria in Egypt, and waited eagerly for the 'needle' to arrive.
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