List of modern obelisks

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This is a list of obelisks built after the 16th century. See List of obelisks in Rome, List of Egyptian obelisks for some ancient obelisks.

Modern obelisks

(Listed in date order)

=17th century=

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Fontaine des
Quatre Dauphins
100pxAix-en-ProvenceFrancealign=center|1667{{coord|43|31|35|N|5|26|44|E|type:landmark_region:FR|display=inline|format=dms}}

=18th century=

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Market Square obelisk100pxRiponUnited Kingdom{{convert|80|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1702{{coord|54.136340
1.523736|display=inline|format=dms}}The first large scale obelisk in Britain.{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Richard |title=The Obelisk: A Monumental Feature in Britain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3e0WAQAAIAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Frontier|isbn=978-1-872914-28-2 |page=18}}
Stillorgan Obelisk100pxStillorgan, DublinIreland{{convert|100|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1727{{coord|53.286663
6.181317|display=inline|format=dms}}
St. Bartholomäi Church100pxDessau-RoßlauGermany{{convert|138|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1722–25. Spire by Carlo Ignazio Pozzi{{coord|51.839785|12.273856|display=inline|format=dms}}height of obelisk: 18 metres
St Luke Church100pxLondonUnited Kingdomalign=center|circa 1727–33. Spire by Nicholas Hawksmoor{{coord|51.525212
0.094223|display=inline|format=dms}}
Queen Anne Obelisk100pxWentworth Castle, YorkshireEnglandalign=center|1734{{coord|53.521898
1.500927|display=inline|format=dms}}Designed by James Gibbs for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
Boyne Obelisk100pxOldbridge, County LouthIreland{{convert|53|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1736{{coord|53.725372
6.416718|display=inline|format=dms}}Erected to commemorate William of Orange's victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and was the tallest obelisk in Europe at the time of its construction. It was destroyed in 1923, with only the base remaining in place.
Queen Square Obelisk100pxBathUnited Kingdom{{convert|15|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1738{{coord|51.383419
2.363585|display=inline|format=dms}}
Conolly's Folly100pxLeixlip, County KildareIreland{{convert|140|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1740{{coord|53.369412
6.559868|display=inline|format=dms}}
Killiney Hill Obelisk100pxKilliney, County DublinIrelandalign=center| 1742{{coord|53.265569
6.111837|display=inline|format=dms}}
Mamhead obelisk100pxMamheadUnited Kingdom{{convert|100|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1742–1745{{coord|50.616542
3.520563|display=inline|format=dms}}An aid to shipping.Fewins, Clive, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970119/ai_n9643803 And so to the tower, via the medieval treacle mines] {{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in The Independent dated 19 January 1997, at findarticles.com, accessed 19 July 2008
Umberslade Obelisk100pxUmberslade Hall, Nuthurst, WarwickshireUnited Kingdom{{convert|70|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1749{{coord|52.342306
1.787969|display=inline|format=dms}}
General Wolfe's Obelisk100pxStowe School, BuckinghamshireUnited Kingdomalign=center| 1754{{coord|52.042261
1.017686|display=inline|format=dms}}
Montreal Park ObeliskRiverhead, Sevenoaks, KentUnited Kingdomalign=center|1761{{coord|51.274666|0.166262|display=inline|format=dms}}Lord Jeffery Amherst's Obelisk.{{cite web |url=http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/default.aspx?id=1132&rt=1&pn=93&st=a&ctype=all&crit= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717063852/http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/default.aspx?id=1132&rt=1&pn=93&st=a&ctype=all&crit= |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 July 2012 |title=English Heritage | English Heritage |publisher=Risk.english-heritage.org.uk |access-date=14 June 2013 }}
St George's Circus Obelisk100pxSt George's Circus, LondonUnited Kingdomalign=center|1771{{coord|51.498707
0.104747|display=inline|format=dms}}Obelisk by Robert Mylne.
Kagul Obelisk100pxTsarskoe SeloRussiaalign=center|1772{{coord|59.714348|30.392089|display=inline|format=dms}}
Mautpyramide100pxMarktbreitGermany{{convert|33|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1773{{coord|49.621530|10.116155|type:landmark_region:GE|format=dms|display=inline}}marked the end of the section of the road Würzburg-Ansbach in the Principality of Ansbach. Originally situated on a refuge island on the road Würzburg-Ansbach, rebuilt after collision with a truck on December 3, 2010, next to the road
Chesma Obelisk(ru)100pxGatchinaRussiaalign=center|1775{{coord|59.567062|30.104832|display=inline|format=dms}}
Liberty Memorial, Copenhagen100pxVesterbrogade, CopenhagenDenmark{{convert|20|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1788{{coord|55.6742|12.5633|type:landmark_region:DK|display=inline|format=dms}}Erected in memory of the peasant reforms in 1788 which led to the abolition of adscription (Danish: Stavnsbåndet).
Villa Medici100pxRomeItalyalign=center|1790{{coord|41.908843|12.483178|display=inline|format=dms}}A 19th-century copy of the Egyptian obelisk moved to the Boboli Gardens in Florence
Obelisk Fountain100pxJames St., DublinIrelandalign=center|1790{{coord|53.343290
6.290279|display=inline|format=dms}}
Summerhill Obelisk

| 100px

| Dangan Castle

| Ireland

|

|

| align=center|1790

| {{coord|53.512054

6.748462|display=inline|format=dms}}

| Restored and repaired to its original height in 2014 with the original brick and other materials.

Constable Obelisk100pxGatchina Palace, GatchinaRussiaalign=center|1793{{coord|59.560129|30.113045|display=inline|format=dms}}
Moore-Vallotton Incident markerWexfordIrelandalign=center|1793{{coord|52.340274
6.471940|display=inline|format=dms}}History of County Wexford: The Penal Laws & the 18th century
Rumyantsev Obelisk100pxSt PetersburgRussia{{convert|70|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1799{{coord|59.938440|30.292509|display=inline|format=dms}}
Obelisk at Slottsbacken100pxStockholmSweden{{convert|98|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align="center" |1800{{coord|59.325871|18.071507|display=inline|format=dms}}Dismantled in 2017 and rebuilt in 2020.{{cite magazine |last=Willebrand |first=Peter |title=Återuppstånden |trans-title=The Resurrection |url=https://www.sten.se/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Sten_2002_Obelisken.pdf |language=sv |magazine=Sten. |location=Kristianstad, Sweden |publisher=Sveriges Stenindustriförbund |publication-date=June 2020 |volume=82 |issue=2 |pages=30–31 |access-date=20 September 2020}}

=19th century=

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Nelson memorial100pxSpringfield Park Liverpool, England{{nowrap|United Kingdom}}align=center| circa 1805{{coord|53|25|06|N|02|53|54|W}}Erected to the memory of Admiral Lord Nelson[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1217963 Nelson Monument] Historic England; Retrieved 20 September 2020
Nelson Monument100pxPortsmouth HarbourUnited Kingdom{{convert|120|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1808{{coord|50|51|38|N|1|08|03|W}}
St. Emmeram's Palace Obelisk100pxRegensburg, BavariaGermanyalign=center| circa 1810{{coord|49|00|57.07|N|12|05|32.68|E}}
{{interlanguage link|Wandersmann|de}}100pxHofheim am TaunusGermany{{convert|36|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1813{{coord|50|03|23|N|8|23|02|E}}
Constitution ObeliskSt. Augustine, FloridaUnited Statesalign=center| 1814{{coord|29|53|35.38|N|81|18|15.53|W}}In commemoration of the Spanish Constitution of 1812
Brightling NeedleBrightling, East SussexUnited Kingdom{{convert|65|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| circa 1815{{coord|50|57|57.96|N|0|22|37.25|E}}{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/64068|title=The Obelisk (Brightling Needle) |author=Richardson, Janet |publisher=Geograph, Britain and Ireland|access-date=21 August 2015}}
Patriots' Grave, Old Burying Ground100pxArlington, MassachusettsUnited Statesalign=center| 1818{{nowrap|{{coord|42|24|58|N|71|09|31|W|type:landmark_region:US-MA|display=inline}}}}
George IV Monument100pxDún Laoghaire, County DublinIrelandalign=center| 1823{{coord|53|17|37.72|N|6|07|54.44|W}}
Blantyre Monument100pxErskine, RenfrewshireUnited Kingdom{{convert|80|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| circa 1825{{coord|55|54|56.54|N|4|29|45.29|W}}{{{Historic Environment Scotland|cat=PLA |num=219026 |num2=NS47SW 122 |desc=Erskine House, Blantyre Monument |access-date=1 July 2025}}
Workers Monument

| 170x170px

| Grochów, Warsaw

| Poland

|

|

| align=center|1825

| {{coord|52|14|45.81|N|21|04|35.32|E}}

|

Lublin Union Monument

| 133x133px

| Lublin

| Poland

| align=center| 13

| align=center| 43

| align=center| 1826

| {{coord|51|14|53.39|N|22|33|37.2|E}}

|{{Cite web|title=Pomniki lubelskie – pomnik Unii Lubelskiej - Leksykon - Teatr NN|url=http://teatrnn.pl/leksykon/artykuly/pomniki-lubelskie-pomnik-unii-lubelskiej/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=teatrnn.pl|language=pl}}

Captain Cook's MonumentEasby Moor, Great Ayton, North YorkshireUnited Kingdom{{convert|15.5|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1827{{coord|54|28|58.88|N|1|05|26.95|W}}[https://archive.today/20080119113037/http://www.hambleton.gov.uk/local_guide/display.htm?pk_localguide=37 Captain Cook's Monument]
Groton Monument100pxFort Griswold, Groton, ConnecticutUnited States{{convert|135|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1830{{coord|41|21|18|N|72|4|46|W|type:landmark_region:US-CT|display=inline}}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qy5ZXp__MuUC&q=Groton+Monument&pg=PA58 | title=The Stone Records of Groton | publisher=Applewood Books | author=Caulkins, Francis | year=2010| isbn=9781429022798 }}
Bunker Hill Monument100pxCharlestown, MassachusettsUnited States{{convert|221|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1827-43{{coord|42|22|35|N|71|03|41|W|type:landmark_region:US-MA|display=inline}}{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=65&ResourceType=Structure |title=Bunker Hill Monument |access-date=2009-06-30 |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606042311/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=65&ResourceType=Structure |archive-date=6 June 2009 }}
Spencer Monument100pxBlata l-BajdaMaltaalign=center| 1831
{{small|(relocated 1893)}}
{{coord|35|53|17|N|14|29|53|E|type:landmark_region:MA|display=inline}}{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMCBBH_Spencer_Monument_Blata_l_Bajda_Malta/ |title=Spencer Monument – Blata l-Bajda, Malta|publisher=Waymarking.com|access-date=7 July 2013}}
Obelisk in Odinslund100pxUppsalaSwedenalign=center| 1832{{coord|59|51|25|N|17|37|56|E|type:landmark_region:SE|display=inline}}In memory of king Gustav II Adolf, donated by king Charles XIV John.{{cite web|url=http://www.scribo.se/obelisken-i-odinslund-en-riktig-skattgomma |title=Obelisken i Odinslund, en riktig skattgömma|publisher=|access-date=3 June 2021}}
Thomas Jefferson Obelisk, MonticelloCharlottesville, VirginiaUnited Statesalign=center| 1833{{coord|38|00|37|N|78|27|08|W|type:landmark_region:US-VI|display=inline}}Erected by his family, Jefferson had willed that only three achievements be sketched onto it: Author of the Declaration of Independence, author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia.{{cite web|url=http://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/jeffersons-gravestone|title=Jefferson's Gravestone|access-date=21 August 2015}}
Munich obelisk100pxMunichGermany{{convert|29|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1833{{coord|48.144699|11.569167|format=dms|display=inline}}
Obelisk of Lions, Copou Park100pxIașiRomania{{convert|13.5|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1834{{coord|47.17851|27.56691|format=dms|type:landmark_region:RO|display=inline}}{{cite book |first=Marika |last=McAdam |author2=Bainbridge, James |date=2013 |title=Southeastern Europe |section=Iasi |type=online version / no page number |publisher=Lonely Planet}}
Villa Torlonia100pxRomeItalyalign=center| 1842{{coord|41|54|50|N|12|30|43| E|format=dms|type:landmark_region:IT|display=inline}}Two obelisks
Obelisk of Piazza Gioberti100pxReggio Emilia, Emilia-RomagnaItalyalign=center| 1842{{coord|44|42|0|N|10|38|0|E|format=dms|type:landmark_region:IT|display=inline}}Commemorates marriage of Francis V, Duke of Modena to princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Rutherford's MonumentAnwoth, ScotlandUnited Kingdomalign=center| 1842{{coord|54|52|37.71|N|4|12|10.39|W}}A memorial to Samuel Rutherford{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB3295|desc=Rutherford's Monument|cat=B|access-date=2 April 2019}}
Political Martyrs' Monument100pxCalton Hill, Edinburgh, ScotlandUnited Kingdom{{convert|90|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1844{{coord|55|57|12|N|3|11|9|W|format=dms|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline}}{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB27920|desc=Regent Road, Calton Old Burial Ground and Monuments...|cat=A|access-date=2 April 2019|fewer-links=yes}}
Lansdowne Monument100pxWiltshire, EnglandUnited Kingdom{{convert|38|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1845{{coord|51.4228
1.9327|type:landmark_region:GB|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected by the 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne to commemorate Sir William Petty.[https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/220145 The Lansdowne Monument near to Cherhill, Wiltshire, Great Britain] at geograph.org.uk, accessed 18 July 2008
The Obelisk100px{{NSWcity|Newcastle}}, New South WalesAustraliaalign=center| 1850{{coord|32|55|55.06|S|151|46|43.8|E}}
Wellington Monument100pxWellington, SomersetUnited Kingdom{{convert|175|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1854{{coord|50.9480|N|3.2293|W|type:landmark_region:GB|format=dms|display=inline}}{{National Heritage List for England |num=1060281 |desc=Wellington Monument|accessdate=6 April 2015}}
Cape Dombey Obelisk100pxRobe, South AustraliaAustralia{{convert|12|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1855{{nowrap|{{coord|37|9|23|S|139|44|37|E|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|format=dms|display=inline}}}}
Stoodley Pike Monument100pxTodmorden, West YorkshireUnited Kingdom{{convert|121|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1856{{coord|53|42|51|N|2|2|33|W|type:landmark_region:GB|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite book|author=Richards, Robin |title=LE-JOG-ed: A mid-lifer's trek from Land's End to John O'Groats|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IrlMBgAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=Troubador Publishing|isbn=978-1-78306-935-4|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=IrlMBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA138 138–139]}}
Hyde Park Obelisk100pxSydney, New South WalesAustralia{{convert|22|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1857{{nowrap|{{coord|33|52|29|S|151|12|36|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|format=dms|display=inline}}}}{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?id=5053881 |title=Sewer Vent |work=NSW State Heritage Register |publisher=Office of Environment & Heritage, Government of New South Wales |date=30 November 2001 |access-date=27 December 2016 }}
Herndon Monument100pxAnnapolis, MarylandUnited States{{convert|21|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1860{{coord|38.9823|N|76.4859|W|type:landmark_region:GB|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected by the US Naval Academy to commemorate the loss of William Lewis Herndon.
Obelisk of Fontenoy100pxFontenoy, Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrancealign=center|1860{{coord|47|38|35.57|N|3|18|44.82|E}}
Wellington Monument100pxPhoenix Park, DublinIreland{{convert|62|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1861{{coord|53.34908|N|6.303116|W|format=dms|display=inline}}The tallest in Europe.
Prince of Wales' Obelisk100pxPort ElizabethSouth Africa{{coord|33|58|39.86|S|25|38|57.49|E}}Intended for one George Kemp but erected to commemorate the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark in 1861. Originally on Market Square, now in front of the Bayworld Museum Complex.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Lincoln Tomb100pxSpringfield, IllinoisUnited States{{convert|117|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1865{{coord|39|49|24|N|89|39|21|W|type:landmark_region:US-IL|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite web

|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=219&ResourceType=Structure

|title=Lincoln Tomb

|access-date=2007-10-11

|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing

|publisher=National Park Service

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226230459/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=219&ResourceType=Structure

|archive-date=26 December 2007

}}

Tyndale Monument100pxNorth Nibley, GloucestershireUnited Kingdom{{convert|111|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1866{{coord|51.658888|N|2.372623|W|format=dms|display=inline}}
Treue der Union Monument100pxComfort, TexasUnited Statesalign=center|1866{{coord|29.969782|N|98.913848|W|format=dms|display=inline}}
Nicholson's Obelisk100pxMargalla Hills, RawalpindiIslamabadPakistan{{convert|40|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1868{{coord|33|42|11.12|N|72|49|29.4|E}}{{cite web |url=http://www.azkhan.de/MyWebalbums_PhotosPakistan_NicholsonObelisk.htm |title=Brigadier-General John Nicholson's Obelisk |work=www.azkhan.de |access-date=16 January 2017 }}
Hamilton Monument

| 100px

|Skerries, Dublin

|Ireland

|

|

| align=center|1870

| {{coord|53|34|50.47|N|6|06|25.3|E}}

|

Captain Cook Obelisk100px{{NSWcity|Kurnell}}, New South WalesAustraliaalign=center|1870{{coord|34.004667|S|151.217556|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite web |url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/discovery/display/21766-captain-cook%60s-landing-site |title=Captain Cook's Landing Site |work=Monument Australia |access-date=16 January 2017 }}
Obelisk of April's Peace100pxSan José de Mayo, San JoséUruguayalign=center|1873{{coord|34|20|22.32|S|56|42|49.84|W}}
Dauphin County Veteran's Memorial ObeliskHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaUnited States{{convert|110|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1876{{coord|40.26304
76.88681|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-PA|display=inline|format=dms}}[http://www.milvet.state.pa.us/DMVA/1509.htm Dauphin County Department of Military & Veterans' Affairs] {{dead link|date=January 2017}}
Saratoga Battle Monument100pxVictory, New YorkUnited States{{convert|155|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1882{{coord|43.09853
73.59327|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-PA|display=inline|format=dms}}Part of Saratoga National Historical Park, it memorializes the Battle of Saratoga (1777).{{Cite web |title=Saratoga Monument (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/places/saratoga-monument.htm |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}
Washington Monument100pxWashington, D.C.United States{{convert|555|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1884{{coord|38.889482|N|77.035276|W|type:landmark_region:US-DC|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite news|url=http://ihitthebutton.com/13-washington-monument-facts/ |title=13 Interesting Facts About the Washington Monument |work=I Hit The Button |date=2014-10-30 |access-date=2016-05-06}}
Oriskany Battlefield monument100pxRome, New YorkUnited Statesalign=center|1884{{coord|43|10|7|N|75|22|8|W|type:landmark_region:US-NY|format=dms|display=inline}}{{NRISref|2007a}}
Monument to the Restorers100pxRestauradores Square, LisbonPortugal{{convert|48|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1886{{coord|38|42|57|N|9|8|30|W|type:landmark_region:PO|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected to celebrate the victory in the Portuguese Restoration War (1640–1668).
Ludwig van Beethoven's grave100pxVienna Central CemeteryAustriaalign=center|1888{{coord|48|09|07|N|16|26|24|E}}
Bennington Battle Monument100pxBennington, VermontUnited States{{convert|301|or|306|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1889{{coord|42|53|21|N|73|12|57|W|type:landmark_region:US-VT|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite web|url=http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/bennington|title=Bennington Monument - Historic Sites|website=historicsites.vermont.gov|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116061913/http://historicsites.vermont.gov/directory/bennington|archive-date=2017-01-16|url-status=dead}}
Monolith "The Obelisk"100pxVillalar de los Comuneros, Castile and LeónSpainalign=center|1889{{coord|41.550044|N|5.138741|W|type:landmark_region:ES|format=dms|display=inline}}
Dalhousie Obelisk100pxRaffles Place, Central AreaSingaporealign=center|1891{{coord|1|17|15|N|103|51|8|E|type:landmark_region:|format=dms|display=inline}}National Heritage Board (2002), Singapore's 100 Historic Places, Archipelago Press, {{ISBN|981-4068-23-3}}
The Obelisk, Penn State University100pxUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaUnited Statesalign=center|1896{{coord|40|47|43|N|77|51|48|W}}
Confederate War Memorial100pxDallas, TexasUnited Statesalign=center|1896{{coord|32|46|32|N|96|47|59|W|type:landmark_region:US-TX|format=dms|display=inline}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/spe/2002/hiddenhistory/1850-1875/070002dnhhpioneer.442cf291.html |title=DallasNews.com: Hidden History of Dallas |access-date=2019-04-05 |archive-date=2010-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109204559/http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/spe/2002/hiddenhistory/1850-1875/070002dnhhpioneer.442cf291.html |url-status=dead }}
Anspach Fountain

| File:Belgique - Bruxelles - Fontaine Anspach - 03.jpg

| Brussels

| Belgium

|

|

| align=center|1897

| {{coord|50|51|12.95|N|4|20|48.72|E}}

|

=20th century=

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2| Obelisk name

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! rowspan=2| Country

! colspan=2| Elevation

! rowspan=2| Completed

! rowspan=2| Coordinates

! rowspan=2| Notes

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William Dudley Chipley Memorial100pxPlaza Ferdinand VII, Pensacola, FloridaUnited Statesalign=center|1901{{coord|30|24|31.7|N|87|12|50.24|W|display=inline|format=dms|region:US-FL_type:landmark}}
Sergeant Floyd Monument100pxSioux City, IowaUnited States{{convert|100|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center| 1901{{coord|42|27|45|N|96|22|39|W|display=inline|format=dms|region:US-IO_type:landmark}}{{cite web

|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=227&ResourceType=Structure

|title=Sergeant Floyd Monument

|access-date=2007-10-08

|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing

|publisher=National Park Service

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606155558/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=227&ResourceType=Structure

|archive-date=6 June 2011

}}

{{nowrap|Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial}}100pxSouth Royalton, VermontUnited States{{convert|50|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1905{{coord|43.823797
72.472444|display=inline|format=dms|region:US-VT_type:landmark}}{{cite journal |first=Keith A. |last=Erekson |url=http://vermonthistory.org/journal/73/04_Erekson.pdf |title=The Joseph Smith Memorial Monument and Royalton's 'Mormon Affair': Religion, Community, Memory, and Politics in Progressive Vermont |journal=Vermont History |volume=73 |pages=117–51 |year=2005 }}{{rp|118}}
McKinley Monument100pxNiagara Square, Buffalo, New YorkUnited States{{convert|96|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center| 1907{{Coord|42|53|11|N|78|52|41|W|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:US-NY}}{{cite book |chapter=McKinley Monument |author=Kowsky, Francis R. |title=Buffalo architecture : a guide |location=Cambridge, Mass. |publisher=MIT Press |year=1981 |isbn=978-0-262-02172-2 }}
The Veterans' MonumentElizabethton, TennesseeUnited Statesalign=center|1904{{coord|36.348659
82.210544|display=inline|format=dms}}Dedicated to American Civil War veterans from Carter County, Tennessee.
Samuel Smith Monument100pxSefton Park, LiverpoolUnited Kingdomalign=center|1909{{coord|53|23|09.67|N|02|56|43.08|W}}Designed by C.J. Allen as a memorial to local MP and philanthropist. Granite, with bronze plaques.[https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062528 Monument to Samuel Smith] Historic England; Retrieved 21 September 2020
Finn's Point National Cemetery

|

| Pennsville Township, New Jersey

| United States

| {{convert|85|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}

| align=center|1910

| {{coord|39.611729|N|75.556102|W|format=dms|display=inline}}

| Erected by the U.S. government in 1910 to memorialize Confederate soldiers buried at the cemetery.

Coronation Memorial100pxCoronation Park, DelhiIndiaalign=center|{{coord|28.723046|77.196819|display=inline|format=dms}}To commemorate the founding of New Delhi in 1911 followed by other obelisks around the Rashtrapati Bhavan
Victory Memorial100pxFort Recovery, OhioUnited States{{convert|101|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1913{{coord|40.413232|N|84.775819|W|format=dms|display=inline}}{{NRISref|2009a}}
Rizal Monument100pxLuneta Park, ManilaPhilippines{{convert|12.7|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1913{{nowrap|{{coord|14.581669|N|120.976694|E|region:PH_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}}}built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal.
National Women's Monument100pxBloemfonteinSouth Africaalign=center|1913{{coord|29.1416|S|26.2083|E|source:wikidata_type:landmark_region:SA|display=inline|format=dms}}{{cite web|url=http://196.35.231.29/sahra/HeritageSitesDetail.aspx?id=27292 |title=The Women's Monument entry in the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) Registry of Gazetted Sites, Objects and Shipwrecks |access-date=2013-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303215735/http://196.35.231.29/sahra/HeritageSitesDetail.aspx?id=27292 |archive-date=3 March 2012 }}
Ozark Trail100pxVarious locations including Stroud, Oklahoma, Farwell, Dimmitt, Wellington, and Tulia, TexasUnited Statesalign=center|1913Formerly a series of 21 obelisks
PAX MemorialWalmer, Port ElizabethSouth Africa{{convert|6|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1919{{coord|33.974379|S|25.574855|E|display=inline|format=dms}}A World War I memorial to local fallen soldiers.{{cite web |url=http://allatsea.co.za/blog/the-pax-memorial-in-walmer-port-elizabeth/ |title=The PAX Memorial in Walmer, Port Elizabeth |work=Blogging while allatsea |author=Walker, D. R. |date=26 January 2014 |access-date=19 January 2017 |archive-date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809111428/http://allatsea.co.za/blog/the-pax-memorial-in-walmer-port-elizabeth/ |url-status=dead }}
Dover Patrol Monument100pxSt Margaret's at CliffeUnited Kingdom{{convert|75|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1919{{coord|51|9|24.71|N|1|23|33.55|E|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Flagler Monument100pxFlagler Monument Island, Miami Beach, FloridaUnited States{{convert|110|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1920{{coord|25.785181|N|80.152742|W|type:landmark_region:US-FL|display=inline|format=dms}}{{cite web|author=The City of Miami Beach|title=Flagler Monument History|publisher=The City of Miami Beach|access-date=2006-06-13|url=http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/arce/art_public/Flagler%20Monument%20History.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518102433/http://www.miamibeachfl.gov/newcity/depts/arce/art_public/Flagler%20Monument%20History.pdf|archive-date=18 May 2006|df=dmy-all}}
Dover Patrol Monument100pxCap Blanc-Nez, Sangatte/EscallesFrance{{convert|75|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1922{{coord|50|55|29.42|N|1|42|35.57|E|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Southport War Memorial100pxLondon Square, Southport, Lancashire, England{{nowrap|United Kingdom}}{{convert|67.5|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1923{{coord|53.648670|N|3.004326|W|display=inline|format=dms}}
Veterans Memorial Plaza100pxIndiana World War Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis, IndianaUnited States{{convert|100|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1923{{coord|39|46|25|N|86|9|25|W|type:landmark_region:US-IN|display=inline|format=dms}}{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2069&ResourceType=District |title=Indiana World War Memorial Plaza Historic District |access-date=24 August 2008 |work=National Historic Landmark summary listing |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621075305/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2069&ResourceType=District |archive-date=21 June 2008 }}
Jefferson Davis Monument100pxFairview, KentuckyUnited States{{convert|351|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip }}align=center|1924{{coord|36.842078|N|87.300286|W|display=inline|format=dms|region:US-KY_type:landmark}}Commemorating the birthplace
of the President
of the Confederate States of America
Boer War MonumentKing's Domain, Melbourne, VictoriaAustralia{{convert|75|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1924{{coord|37.833406|S|144.972259|E|display=inline|format=dms}} [https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/33452-south-african-boer-war-memorial] (dismantled?){{cite web|url=http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM02056b.htm |title=Boer War Memorial|publisher=eMelbourne|date=July 2008|access-date=27 October 2015}}
Camp Merritt Memorial Monument100pxCresskill, New JerseyUnited States{{convert|66|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1924{{coord|40.941102|N|73.976831|W|display=inline|format=dms}}Monument dedicated to the soldiers who passed through Camp Merritt, New Jersey, en route to Europe in World War I, particularly those who died at the camp due to the influenza epidemic of 1918
Hobart Cenotaph100pxQueens Domain, Hobart, TasmaniaAustralia{{convert|75|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1925{{coord|42.877820|S|147.336552|E|type:landmark_region:AU-TA|display=inline|format=dms}}A World War I memorial{{cite journal |author=Howard, A |title=Forgotten Landscape: Soldiers Memorial Avenue |journal=THRA Papers and Proceedings |volume=52 |number=2 |pages=95–106 }}
The Big Red Apple100pxCornelia, GeorgiaUnited States{{convert|8|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1925{{coord|34.511667|N|83.526601|W|type:landmark_region:US-GA|display=inline|format=dms}}A short square obelisk with the world's largest apple on top stands{{cite web |url=http://www.corneliageorgia.org/149/Big-Red-Apple |title=Big Red Apple |publisher=City of Cornellia |access-date=19 January 2017}}
Prague Castle Obelisk
(or Monolith from Mrákotín)
100pxPrague Castle, PragueCzech Republic{{convert|15.42|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1930{{coord|50|5|25|N|14|24|1|E|type:landmark_region:CZ|display=inline|format=dms}}
Jaipur Column100pxNew DelhiIndia{{convert|45|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1930{{coord|28|36|51|N|77|12|07|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline|format=dms}}
Obelisk of Montevideo
(or Obelisco a los Constituyentes de 1830)
100pxParque Batlle, MontevideoUruguay{{convert|40|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1930{{coord|34.8975|S|56.1644|W|source:kolossus-ptwiki_type:landmark_region:UR|display=inline|format=dms}}{{cite web |url=http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudad/arquitectura/estatuas-y-monumentos/obelisco-los-constituyentes |title=Obelisco a los Constituyentes | Intendencia de Montevideo |access-date=2010-11-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426044019/http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudad/arquitectura/estatuas-y-monumentos/obelisco-los-constituyentes |archive-date=26 April 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
High Point Monument100pxHigh Point, Montague, New JerseyUnited States{{convert|220|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1930{{coord|41|19|15|N|74|39|42|W|region:US-NJ_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}Located on top of New Jersey's highest point, {{convert|1803|ft|m|abbr=on|order=flip}} above sea level.
Dover Patrol Monument100pxJohn Paul Jones Park, BrooklynUnited States{{convert|75|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1931{{coord|40|36|41.18|N|74|2|3.01|W|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected to honour Dover Patrol.
Foro Italico100pxLungotevere Maresciallo Diaz, RomeItalyalign=center|1932{{coord|41|55|55|N|12|27|32|E|region:IT_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected to honour Benito Mussolini.
Paterson Monument100pxWindmill Point, George Town, TasmaniaAustraliaalign=center|1935{{coord|41.109591|S|146.817043|E|type:landmark_region:AU-TA|format=dms|display=inline}}Erected to commemorate the 1804 landing of William Paterson (explorer).{{cite web|title=National Library of Australia - Trove Photograph - unveiling of monument to Lieutenant-Colonel William Paterson, George Town|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/192132474?q&versionId=210041531}}
Gefallenendenkmal Mühlbach100pxEppingen, Baden-WürttembergGermany{{convert|24|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1935{{coord| 49|05|39|N |8|54|20|E|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:DE}}
Obelisk of Buenos Aires100pxSan Nicolás, Buenos AiresArgentina{{convert|71.5|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1936{{coord|34|36|13|S|58|22|54|W|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:AG}}
Santo Domingo Obelisk100pxSanto Domingo{{nowrap|Dominican Republic}}{{convert|137|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1937{{coord|18.464602|N|69.893933|W|format=dms|display=inline}}
War Memorial100pxFlorianaMaltaalign=center|1938{{coord|35|53|37|N|14|30|29|E|region:MA_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120623/environment/The-War-Memorial.425521/ |title=The War Memorial|work=Times of Malta|date=23 June 2012|access-date=7 July 2013}}
San Jacinto Monument100pxLa Porte, TexasUnited States{{convert|172.92|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1939{{nowrap|{{coord|29.749886|N|95.080716|W|region:US-TX_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/About_Us/Media_Kit/Fact_Sheet/|title=San Jacinto: Monument Fact Sheet]|website=San Jacinto Museum of History}}
Trylon and Perisphere100px1939 New York World's Fair, Flushing, New YorkUnited States{{convert|190|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center| 1939{{coord|40.7463
73.8451|type:landmark_region:US-NY|format=dms|display=inline}}Not a true obelisk, but an art deco variant.
Maungakiekie Obelisk100pxOne Tree Hill, AucklandNew Zealandalign=center|1940{{coord|36.900105|S|174.783187|E|type:landmark_region:NZ|display=inline}}{{cite news|title=Maori Memorial. Obelisk on One Tree Hill. Scheme to divert fund.|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19310319.2.84&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0goldstine+obelisk--|access-date=21 April 2013|newspaper=Auckland Star|date=19 March 1931}}
Victory Monument100pxBangkokThailandalign=center|1941{{coord|13|45|53|N|100|32|19|E|type:landmark_region:TH-10|display=inline}}To commemorate the Thai victory in the Franco-Thai War, a brief conflict waged against the French colonial authorities in Indo-China, which resulted in Thailand annexing some territories in western Cambodia and northern and southern Laos. These were among the territories which the Kingdom of Siam had been forced to cede to France in 1893 and 1904, and patriotic Thais considered them rightfully to belong to Thailand.
Plaza Francia Obelisk100pxAltamira, CaracasVenezuelaalign=center|1944{{coord|10|29|47|N|66|50|56|W|type:landmark_region:VZ|display=inline}}
Banská Bystrica Obelisk100pxBanská BystricaSlovakiaalign=center|1945{{coord|48.735057|N|19.144648|E|display=inline|format=dms}}Commemorates the soldiers of the Red Army and those of the Romanian Army who fell while liberating the town.
Monument to the Fallen100pxSanta Cruz de TenerifeSpain{{convert|25|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1947{{coord|28|28|0.2|N|16|14|49.6|W|type:landmark_region:SP|display=inline}}
Cenotaph on Leinster Lawn100pxLeinster House, DublinIreland{{convert|18.28|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1950{{coord|53.34055|N|6.254021|W|type:landmark_region:IR|display=inline|format=dms}}Erected to commemorate the memories of Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin O'Higgins;{{cite book |first1=David J. |last1=Griffin |first2=Caroline |last2=Pegum |title=Leinster House 1744 – 2000 An Architectural History |publisher=The Irish Architectural Archive in association with The Office of Public Works |year=2000 |location=Dublin, Ireland }} and replaced an earlier temporary cenotaph, erected in 1923.{{cite web |url=http://archiseek.com/2013/1951-cenotaph-leinster-house-dublin/ |title=1923 – Cenotaph, Leinster House, Dublin |work=Architecture of Dublin City & Lost Buildings of Ireland |publisher=Archiseek |date= February 2013|access-date=23 January 2017 }}
Lucas Gusher ObeliskBeaumont, TexasUnited Statesalign=center|1951{{coord|30.033540|N|94.079137|W|display=inline|format=dms}}Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the birth of the liquid fuel age as the Lucas Gusher came in at Spindletop on January 10, 1901.
Heroes Monument149x149pxSurabayaIndonesia{{convert|41.15|m|ft|disp=table}}

| align="center" |1952

|{{coord|7|14|46|S|112|44|15|E}}

Commemorate the events of November 10, 1945, at the Battle of Surabaya
1947–1949 Palestine war Memorial100pxSafedIsraelalign=center|{{coord|32.968302|N|35.495448|E|type:landmark_region:IS|display=inline|format=dms}}
Obelisk of São Paulo100pxSão PauloBrazil{{convert|72|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1954{{coord|23|35|5|S|46|39|17|W|type:landmark_region:BR|display=inline|format=dms}}[https://archive.today/20121129023629/http://www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/portal/a_cidade/noticias/index.php?p=10689 Obelisco do Ibirapuera: Prefeitura e Estado unidos em prol do restauro] {{in lang|pt}}
Obelisks outside the Palace of Culture and Science

|133x133px

|Warsaw

|Poland

|

|

| align=center|1955

| {{coord|52.230601|N|21.008772|E|display=inline|format=dms}}

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Monument to the abolition of slavery
(Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud)
100pxAbolition Park, PoncePuerto Rico{{convert|100|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1956{{coord|18|00|21|N|66|36|46|W|type:landmark_region:PR|display=inline|format=dms}}[http://www.visitaaponce.com/docs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf Ponce: Informacion para estudiantes.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051315/http://www.visitaaponce.com/docs/SP/INFO%20DE%20PONCE-%20ESTUDIANTES.pdf |date=25 April 2012 }} Government of the Autonomous Municipality of Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
Slavin100pxBratislavaSlovakia{{convert|52.1|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|{{coord|48.153937|N|17.099588|E|display=inline|format=dms}}
Obelisk of La Paz100pxLa PazBoliviaalign=center|{{coord|16|29|55|S|68|08|06|W|type:landmark_region:BO|display=inline|format=dms}}
Demidovsky Pillar100pxTsentralny City District, Barnaul, Altai KraiRussia{{convert|14|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|{{coord|53|19|43.8|N|83|47|3.6|E|type:landmark_region:RU|display=inline|format=dms}}
Victory Obelisk
(Poklonnaya Hill Obelisk)
100pxPoklonnaya Hill, MoscowRussia{{convert|141.8|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1995 [https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%8B]{{coord|55.731682|N|37.506943|E|region:RU_type:landmark_source:ruwiki|format=dms|display=inline}}{{cite web |url=http://www.moscow-russia-insiders-guide.com/park-pobedy.html |title=Park Pobedy - a beautiful Victory memorial |work=Moscow Russia Insider's Guide |date=2017 |access-date=17 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323220435/http://www.moscow-russia-insiders-guide.com/park-pobedy.html |archive-date=23 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
Monument to the Conquerors of Space100pxMoscowRussia{{convert|107|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1964{{coord|55.822508|N|37.639600|E|region:RU_type:landmark_source:ruwiki|format=dms|display=inline}}
Bayonet-Obelisk of the War MemorialBrest Fortress, BrestBelarus{{convert|100|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1971{{coord|52.082887|N|23.656834|E|region:BL_type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}{{cite web |url=http://www.brest-fortress.by/en/memorialnyj-kompleks/126-bayonet-obelisk.html |title=The Bayonet-Obelisk |work=Brest Hero-Fortress Memorial |date=2013 |access-date=19 January 2017 }}
Trinity Nuclear Test Site Obelisk100pxJornada del Muerto, Socorro, New MexicoUnited States{{convert|12|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|{{coord|33.677285|N|106.475380|W|display=inline|format=dms}}The location of the first atomic bomb explosion.{{cite web |url=http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/trinity/g6_p1.shtml |title=Trinity Site Monument |publisher=National Science Digital Library |access-date=August 24, 2014}}
Iglica100pxWrocławPoland{{convert|90|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1948{{coord|51.107543|N|17.075417|E|format=dms|display=inline}}original height 106 metres
Cairn to mark the Geographic Centre of North America100pxRugby, North DakotaUnited States{{convert|15|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1971{{coord|48.354440|N|99.998090|W|display=inline|format=dms}}The structure is more like a cairn sited near the geographical center of North America (Mexico, US and Canada). The location of the geographical center is approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} for the location of the cairn.{{Cite web| title=Geographic Centers| work=USGS Geography Products| publisher=U.S. Geological Survey| year=2001| url=http://edc2.usgs.gov/pubslists/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.php#Distances| access-date=19 November 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527130434/http://edc2.usgs.gov/pubslists/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.php#Distances| archive-date=27 May 2010| df=dmy-all}}
Pirulito da Praça Sete100pxBelo Horizonte, Minas GeraisBrazilalign=center|{{coord|19.919101|S|43.938635|W|display=inline|format=dms}}
Oregon Trail100pxBoise, IdahoUnited Statesalign=center|21 obelisks that mark the trail.{{cite web|url=http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/history/resources/oregon-trail-monuments/ |title=Oregon Trail Monuments – Boise Arts & History |publisher=Boiseartsandhistory.org |access-date=20 July 2016}}{{cite web | title=Oregon Trail Monuments | publisher=Boise City Department of Arts & History | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515205820/http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/history/tours-maps/oregon-trail-monuments/ | url-status=dead | url=http://www.boiseartsandhistory.org/history/tours-maps/oregon-trail-monuments/ | archive-date=May 15, 2013 | access-date=March 2, 2014}}
Islamic Summit Minar100pxLahore, PunjabPakistan{{convert|155|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|1974{{coord|31.560304|N|74.324988|E|format=dms|display=inline}}An obelisk-shape structure built to commemorate the Organisation of Islamic Conference.
Luxor Hotel100pxLas Vegas, NevadaUnited States{{coord|36.095488|N|115.173322|W|display=inline|format=dms}}The obelisk stands in front of the hotel, a pyramid-shaped hotel along The Strip
Endicott, Triple Cities, New YorkUnited Statesalign=center|1975An obelisk stands in front of radio talk show host Clint Ferro's boyhood home{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Monumen Nasional100pxMerdeka Square, JakartaIndonesia{{convert|137|m|ft|disp=table}}

| align="center" |1975

{{coord|6.175402|S|106.827133|E|format=dms|type:landmark|display=inline}}Symbolizing the fight for the independence of Indonesia
Juche Tower100pxPyongyangNorth Korea{{convert|170|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1982{{coord|39.017610|N|125.763634|E|format=dms|type:landmark|display=inline}}
Leningrad Hero City Obelisk100pxVosstaniya Square, Saint PetersburgRussia{{convert|118|ft|m|order=flip|disp=table}}align=center|1985{{coord|59.930932|N|30.361836|E|type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}
Minsk Hero City ObeliskFile:Museum of the Great Patriotic War - Minsk - Belarus (27248715740).jpgVictors Avenue, MinskBelarus{{convert|45|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|1985{{coord|53.915905|N|27.538141|E|type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}
1948 Arab–Israeli War Memorial100pxAd Halom, AshdodIsraelalign=center|{{coord|31.781916|N|34.666449|E|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:IS}}Memorial to Egypt's fallen soldiers{{Cite news|last=Na'aman |first=Ayelet|title=7 fascinating memorials |work=Ynetnews |access-date=2009-04-28 |date=2009-04-28 |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3707888,00.html}}
Avis Obelisk100pxAvis Farms Office Park, Pittsfield Township, MichiganUnited Statesalign=center|1998{{coord|42.213080|N|83.746073|W|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:US-MI}}
Bahá'í House of Worship100pxBahá'í World Centre buildings, Mount Carmel, HaifaIsraelalign=center|1971{{coord|32.822766|N|34.975708|E|format=dms|type:landmark|display=inline}}Marking the site of the future Bahá'í House of Worship.
Hero City monument, Kyiv100pxKyivUkrainealign=center|1982
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Kyiv)100pxKyivUkrainealign=center|1957
Monument to the Unknown Sailor, Odesa, Ukraine 100pxOdesaUkrainealign=center|1960
Height of Marshal Konev memorial complex100pxSolonytsivka, Kharkiv OblastUkrainealign=center|1965
Obelisk of the Glory100pxZnamianka, Kirovohrad OblastUkrainealign=center|1968
Obelisk to the warriors of WW2100pxKropyvnytskyi,Ukrainealign=center|1960
Obelisk to the fallen in WW2100pxPivdenne, Odesa OblastUkrainealign=center|1968
Independence Obelisk100pxMaha Bandula Park, YangonMyanmaralign=center|{{coord|16.773145|N|96.159495|E|format=dms|type:landmark|display=inline}}{{cite book|last=Seekins|first=Donald M.|title=State and Society in Modern Rangoon|publisher=Routledge|date=2014|pages=36, 73|isbn=9781317601548}}

=21st century=

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rowspan=2| Obelisk name

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! rowspan=2| Country

! colspan=2 |Elevation

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! ft

Spire of Dublin100pxDublinIreland{{convert|120|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|2003{{coord|53.349814|N|6.260254|W|format=dms|display=inline}}
Capas National ShrineTarlac provincePhilippines{{convert|70|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|2003{{coord|15.34891|N|120.545246|E|region:PH_type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Kolonna Eterna100pxSan GwannMalta{{convert|6|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|2003{{coord|35|54|35|N|14|28|36|E|region:MA_type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}Egyptian obelisk by Paul Vella Critien{{cite book|last1=Guillaumier|first1=Alfie|title=Bliet u Rħula Maltin|date=2005|publisher=Klabb Kotba Maltin|location=Santa Venera|page=737|language=mt|isbn=978-99932-39-40-6}}
Colonna Mediterranea100pxLuqaMalta{{convert|10|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}align=center|2006{{coord|35|51|38|N|14|29|3|E|region:MA_type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}Abstract art by Paul Vella CritienBorg Cardona, Ben (2010), [http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-04-13/cars-pass-by-colonna-mediterranea-a-sculpture-by/394884 "Cars pass by Colonna Mediterranea, a sculpture by Malta artist Paul Vella Critien"], abc.net.au.
Plaza Salcedo Obelisk100pxVigan, Ilocos SurPhilippines{{coord|17|34|31|N|120|23|15|E|region:PH_type:landmark|display=inline|format=dms}}
Colony Park MonumentRidgeland, MississippiUnited States{{convert|190|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}{{coord|32.447081|N|90.146352|W|format=dms|display=inline}}cellphone tower in shape of Washington Monument
CycliskSanta Rosa, CaliforniaUnited States{{convert|65|ft|m|disp=table|order=flip}}

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{{coord|38.426463|N|122.713655|W|format=dms|display=inline}}Made of 340 bicycles{{cite news |first=Kevin |last=McCallum |url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2242118-181/hey-whats-it-all-mean?gallery=2358328 |title=Hey, what's it all mean? |newspaper=Santa Rosa Press Democrat |date=August 26, 2010 }}
Obelisco Novecento100pxRomeItalyalign=center|2004{{coord|41.822928|N|12.465325|E|format=dms|display=inline}}Sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Armed Forces Memorial

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| National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire

| United Kingdom

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|

| align=center|2007

| {{coord|52.727428|N|1.7274395|W|format=dms|display=inline}}

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Jiujiang Victory MonumentJiujiangChina{{convert|200.5|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|2007{{coord|29.695811|N|115.948068|E|format=dms|display=inline}}
Caja Madrid Obelisk100pxMadridSpain{{convert|92|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|2009{{coord|40.466028|N|3.689348|W|format=dms|display=inline}}
Särkynyt lyhtyTornio, LaplandFinland{{convert|9|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|{{coord|65.846379|N|24.152498|E|format=dms|display=inline}}Made of stainless steel{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}
Agostinho Neto Memorial100pxLuandaAngola{{convert|120|m|ft|disp=table}}align=center|2012{{coord|8.823684|S|13.218869|E|format=dms|display=inline}}
Oregon World War II Memorial100pxSalem, OregonUnited Statesalign=center|2014{{coord|44.939509|N|123.033047|W|format=dms|display=inline}}
Human Rights Monument

|File:Obelisk van de mensenrechten (cropped).jpg

| Brussels

| Belgium

| {{convert|12|m|ft|disp=table}}

| align=center|2018

| {{coord|50.868850|N|4.344555|E|format=dms|display=inline}}

| The monument, consists of a stack of 30 coloured stones, includes all the articles of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in four languages - French, Dutch, German and English.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebulletin.be/human-rights-monument-inaugurated-tour-taxis|title=Human rights monument inaugurated at Tour & Taxis|last=McNally|first=Paul|date=2018-12-10|website=The Bulletin|language=en|access-date=2019-11-05}}

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