You don't have to have a lot of space in order to add elegance to your flower bed. This DIY obelisk is easy to build and ...

The original obelisks were tall stone pillars found outside Egyptian temples. Today, these graceful, tapering structures can ...

The ancient Egyptians used levers in building the pyramids. Although it is not known exactly how they erected the great obelisks, it's a pretty sure bet that they used levers in some way.

In 1995, a NOVA team dared to demonstrate firsthand what has mystified historians for millennia: how to raise an obelisk using only materials and techniques the ancient Egyptians might have used.