A panorama view of Hatshepsut's obelisk. Notice the chipped edges and the change in colour from rose to beige near the top? Successors to Hatshepsut tried to break this obelisk as a way to destroy her monuments. Since granite is quite strong, their attempts to crack it failed, so instead a casing was built around it. This hid most of the obelisk for a long time which prevented parts of it from weathering.