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motang said…>Fun facts: Cleopatra's Needle is London's oldest monument at 3,500 years old, brought over… continue reading »
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Berry said… where we see Cleopatra’s Needle – the first of many obelisks we see around Europe…the Egyptians sure… continue reading »
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KandJBird said… service, we headed up the Thames River bank to see Cleopatra’s Needle. (pictures posted under the Saturday… continue reading »
More information on Cleopatra's Needle
This granite obelisk was first erected in Egypt around 1500BC by Pharaoh Thotmes III. Although Cleopatra had nothing to do with the obelisk, it was named after the famous queen when it was moved to Alexandria in 12BC. In 1819, it was given as a gift to the British people in recognition of Nelson's victory over the French fleet. It was later erected on the Victoria Embankment in 1878. Magnificent bronze lions guard Cleopatra's Needle. The pink-granite monolith sits on a pedestal, within which are two earthenware containers enclosing objects which are bizarre, to say the least. Some of those objects are: bibles in various languages; a box of hairpins; a box of cigars; a hydraulic jack; copies of an engineering magazine and portraits of 12 of the most beautiful Englishwomen.
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This granite obelisk was first erected in Egypt around 1500BC by Pharaoh Thotmes III. Although Cleopatra had nothing to do with the obeli...
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KandJBird said
… service, we headed up the Thames River bank to see Cleopatra’s Needle. (pictures posted under the Saturday… continue reading »
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