King Ezana's Stele
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King Ezana's Stele is the central main obelisk still standing in the Northern Stelae Park in the ancient city of Axum (in modern-day Ethiopia). The obelisk was carved and erected in during the 4th century by builders of the Kingdom of Aksum, an ancient Ethiopian civilization, and is named after King Ezana, the first monarch of Axum to embrace Christianity. It is decorated with a false door at the base, and apertures resembling windows on all sides.
King Ezana's Stele stands 70 feet (21 m) tall, smaller than the fallen 108-foot (33 m) Great Stele and the better-known 79-foot (24 m) Obelisk of Axum; however, the latter is still awaiting re-erection after spending over 50 years in Rome, so King Ezana's stele is currently the tallest stele still standing in Axum.
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