Phallic stone at Kari Lake situated at the base of Mount Aragats, Aragatsotn, Armenia, Central Asia, Asia

Obelisk, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

King Ezana's Stele is the central obelisk still standing in the Northern Stelae Park, Axum, Ethiopia, Africa

Granite obelisk, Independence Park, Shymkent, South Region, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, Europe

Central square in Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

View of Cleopatra's Needle, a red granite obelisk, from the Temple of Ra in Ancient Egypt, Central Park, New York City, United States of America, North America

View of Cleopatra's Needle, a red granite obelisk, from the Temple of Ra in Ancient Egypt, Central Park, New York City, United States of America, North America

An obelisk on the beach to guide ships in up the salt, with old slave huts behind, near South Point, Bonaire, Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Monument of Independence obelisk, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia

Famous historic and archaeological city Petra, Unesco World Heritage Site, Nabatean obelisk tomb and Bab el-Siq Triclinium, Hashemite kingdom of Jordan, Middle East

Obelisk, Independence Monument, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Memorial square with obelisk, Baku, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Middle East

Antique Obelisk temple, archeological site of Byblos, Unesco World Heritage Site, Jbail, Lebanon, Middle East, West Asia

Stele of Aksum or Stela Two, Central Stelae Park, Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Stele of Aksum or Stela Two, Central Stelae Park, Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia