The Luxor Obelisk, in Paris' Place de la Concorde, was constructed more than 3,000 years ago and is covered with ...

But one thing hasn’t changed: Families from across the country still showed up to see their children risk concussion to mount ...

The Herndon Climb, an annual tradition for plebes at the U.S. Naval Academy, is complete, marking a major milestone for the Class of 2028.

A French Egyptologist says he has deciphered secret messages engraved on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk built during the ...

The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these ...

Construction of the monument started in 1827 and was completed in 1842. The 221-foot granite obelisk offers fabulous views from its observatory, though you have to work for it by climbing 294 ...

It was unveiled in 1995 by King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, to celebrate 50 years of the island being liberated. The ...

Located at Place de la Concorde in the city's eighth arrondissement, the Luxor Obelisk was made by the Egyptians more than 3,000 years ago. Carved from red granite, it was created under ...

The obelisk is one half of a pair that was carved from the same block of stone. It was gifted to France by the Ottoman rule of Egypt Mohamed Ali in 1830 and after traveling across the ...