King Ezana's Stele

King Ezana's Stele

King Ezana's Stele
14°07′56″N 38°43′10″E / 14.1321°N 38.7195°E / 14.1321; 38.7195
Location	Axum, Central Zone, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Type	Aksumite stele
Material	Single piece of local granite[1]
Length	33 m (108 ft)
Height	21 m (69 ft)
Completion date	4th century AD
Dedicated to	Ezana of Axum

King Ezana's Stele is a 4th century obelisk in the ancient city of Axum, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The monument stands in the middle of the Northern Stelae Park, which contains hundreds of smaller and less decorated stelae. This stele is probably the last one erected and the largest of those that remain unbroken. King Ezana of Axum's Stele stands 21 m (69 ft) tall, smaller than the collapsed 33 m (108 ft) Great Stele and the better-known 24 m (79 ft) "Obelisk of Axum" (reassembled and unveiled on 4 September 2008). It is decorated with a false door at its base and apertures resembling windows on all sides.