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Returning Obelisk to Its Site Axum

The Obelisk in Rome, Italy, before its repatriation Workers during Aksum Obelisk re-installation In a 1947 UN agreement, Italy agreed to return the stele to Ethiopia, [10] along with the other looted piece and returned to its sit Tigray Axume.

The Returning Obelsik

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre today signed the contract with Lattanzi SRL construction company to begin the re-erection of the Aksum obelisk which was Looted during the Italian invasion of the 1930s, the history of the monument offers a unique window not only on the challenges and controversies of rectifying cultural vandalism, but also the current conflict.. Also known as Stela 2, it is the second largest stela on the Aksum World Heritage site in Ethiopia. Transported to Rome by the troops of Mussolini in 1937, it was returned by the Italian Government in April 2005.The Obelisk of Axum, also known as the Great Stele, is a towering monument located in the ancient city of AxumWatch More