Even older stuff

Several times a day I walk by a giant obelisk that marked one end of the old Byzantine hippodrome.  Whereas much of Istanbul is more than 400 years old and some parts are more than 1300 years old, this piece is more than 3000 years old. 

Yup, there's some old stuff in this town. 

The obelisk found its way to Constantinople because the ancient Byzantines controlled Egypt in the early years of their empire.