Back قائمة مسلات مصرية في دول أجنبية Arabic المسلات المصريه فى روما ARZ Спіс абеліскаў Рыма Byelorussian Обелиски в Рим Bulgarian Liste der Obelisken in Rom German Κατάλογος οβελίσκων στη Ρώμη Greek Obeliscos de Roma Spanish Obélisques de Rome French Հռոմի կոթողների ցանկ Armenian Obelischi di Roma Italian
The city of Rome harbours thirteen ancient obelisks, the most in the world. There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number of more modern obelisks; there was also until 2005 an ancient Ethiopian obelisk in Rome.
The Romans used special heavy cargo carriers called obelisk ships to transport the monuments down the Nile[clarification needed] to Alexandria and from there across the Mediterranean Sea to Rome. On site, large Roman cranes were employed to erect the monoliths.