Let’s look at some obelisks, which go all the way back to Egyptian architecture and religion. You can read about their religious significance in ancient Egypt here.

The Romans were famous for stealing Egyptian obelisks and setting them up in temples in Rome, particularly at the Iseum in the Campus Martius.

This obelisk group of five monuments is for Peter Lindell and his family.

I think you can figure out what he is famous for. He was a landowner of significant means, and his will was of substantial length! He owned most of the land in the eastern Central West End.

When Europeans revived the obelisk as a classical motifs, they altered the form of the ancient Egyptian form, so yes, this monument below can also be considered an obelisk.