🗿 Steles of the World

These are notable steles — upright stone slabs carved or painted with inscriptions and reliefs, raised as grave markers, boundary stones and monuments to royal decrees, from Egyptian and Greek slabs to the carved stones of ancient Asia and Africa. Each profile shows where the stele stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

55 steles from 24 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any stele for its full profile.

Africa (13) Americas (3) Asia (26) Europe (11)

Africa (13 steles)

Americas (3 steles)

Asia (26 steles)

Europe (11 steles)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.