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Today an obelisk in Ibiza’s port honours the daring Corsairs.
An obelisk in the forest commemorates the event.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), who began his political career in the city, is honored in Yuexiu Park by an obelisk 30 m (about 100 ft) tall.
The great pylon (grand entranceway with twin towers) of the temple is fronted by majestic statues of Ramses II and a large granite obelisk once one of a pair — the other was presented to the French government by Mohammed Ali and now graces the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
Nearby, the 220-ft- (67- m-) tall tapering granite obelisk, the Bunker Hill Monument commemorates the first battle of the Revolution, on 17 June, 1775 — a hollow victory for the British who suffered more than 1,000 casualties against 400 to 600 for the colonials.