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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kneeling before a 400-lb. concrete obelisk in the hills northwest of Los Angeles, Maureen Clemmons mutters a prayer to the ancient Egyptian god of wind. An hour passes. Then a strong gust straightens the lines that attach the obelisk to two nylon kites, shaped like the ones used in parasailing. Soon the kites flip the obelisk and drag it across a grassy field. Clemmons and her 12 assistants erupt in cheers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Do You Build A Pyramid? Go Fly A Kite | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...After, cross the Charles River to the predominantly Irish Charlestown and Bunker Hill Monument, a 220-foot obelisk that commemorates one of the first battles of the Revolutionary...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Attractions for Tourists and Natives Alike | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

Afterwards, cross the Charles River to the predominantly Irish Charlestown and Bunker Hill Monument, a 220-foot obelisk that commemorates one of the first battles of the Revolutionary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boston Offers Summer Activities, Tourism | 7/2/1999 | See Source »

PIERRE CARDIN, whose name is already emblazoned on 800 different products from floor tiles to jellies, and who is credited with bringing the world the bubble dress, colored tights and roulette trousers, now wants to do something really big: he plans to build a 435-ft.-high fluorescent obelisk near the site of the old Alexandria lighthouse in Egypt. This column, a model of which was unveiled last week, will be a little fancier than the one that tumbled into the sea about 600 years ago. It will be made of concrete covered in mirrored glass, with 16,500 computer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 21, 1998 | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

After, cross the Charles River to the predominantly Irish Charlestown and Bunker Hill Monument, a 220-foot obelisk that commemorates one of the first battles of the Revolutionary...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Boston Offers Students Summer Attractions | 6/19/1998 | See Source »

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