Stock photography, photos: Broken Obelisk - Axum, Ethiopia Stock photos of The obelisk columns found at Axum date back 2000 years or more and are related to the Biblical Solomon line of kings. This broken column is the largest and once stood 31m high, weighing over 500 tons. Axum, Ethiopia. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: africa, ethiopia, axum, columns, pillars, obelisk, obelist, pillar, East Africa