In 1937, a 24-metre (79-foot) tall, 1,700-year-old Obelisk of Axum, broken into five parts and lying on the ground, was found and shipped by Italian soldiers to Rome to be erected.
Mnamo 1937, Obelisk of Axum ya urefu wa mita 24 (futi 79), yenye umri wa miaka 1,700, iliyovunjwa vipande vitano na kulala chini, ilipatikana na kusafirishwa na askari wa Italia hadi Roma ili kujengwa.