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Obelisks in Rome
I was concerned that our articles could not agree on the number of obelisks in Rome. Obelisks in Rome said 7 Egyptian and 4 Roman copies; Obelisks said 12 in Italy of which 3 are outside Rome; it:Obelisco listed 9 in Rome; and it:Obelischi di Roma had lots.

The external links that have been added confirm that there are 13 "historic" obelisks, in Rome, of which 8 are thought to date from ancient Egyptian times, and 5 are thought to date from ancient Rome, plus a few more modern ones. Having tidied the article up, I was thinking of WP:FLC.

Clearly I need references (the external links are they at the moment, but paper suggestions are welcome), and images of the missing ones would be good (there are examples in the other wikipedias). Any other ideas or comments? -- ALoan (Talk) 12:24, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Are you planning for this to be an article or just a rather smart list with some limited information?  "Obelischi di Roma by Cesare D'Onofrio is a great book and you will probably pick up a translation (if you need one) on Amazon quite cheaply. Giano | talk 16:38, 4 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I was planning on a smart list rather than an article, but now you mention it there is probably enought material here for an article. Is the book available in English translation (my Italian is rather negligible). -- ALoan (Talk) 12:28, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't know, I can't find it on Amazon or the usual uesed book sites. I have read it, or to be truthful skimmed through it, a long time ago.  I'll see if I can lay my hands on a copy - but it wont be in the immediate future - looking through the book sites I see this one  is about to be published - at that price it doesn't really matter if it's a load of rubbish does it? Giano | talk 13:20, 6 March 2006 (UTC)