A lot of the Masonic stuff harkens back to the Temple of Solomon and Egyptian mythology (and Greek, etc.).
Spire and Sphere: Phallus and Uterus.
"Cleopatra's Needle" on the Thames is an example (it is far, far older than Cleopatra, so it's current name is a smokescreen), the obelisk in the Vatican, etc. It seems to me that wherever the cult HQs are found, you will find the obelisks.
A lot of the Masonic stuff harkens back to the Temple of Solomon and Egyptian mythology (and Greek, etc.).
Spire and Sphere: Phallus and Uterus.
"Cleopatra's Needle" on the Thames is an example (it is far, far older than Cleopatra, so it's current name is a smokescreen), the obelisk in the Vatican, etc. It seems to me that wherever the cult HQs are found, you will find the obelisks.