Now Elbert Farman, American consul-general in Egypt began delicate diplomatic maneuvers to secure Cleopatra’s Needle for New York City. The city’s newspapers ginned-up obelisk fever.

As Cleopatra’s Needle inched toward its new home, New York was enraptured in a wave of Egyptomania. When the obelisk’s cornerstone was laid at Central Park’s Graywacke Knoll, close to East ...

The obelisk in Central Park, also known as Cleopatra's Needle, was formally dedicated ... the oldest outdoor monument in New York, and it has a story that includes ancient Egypt's Temple of ...

TREASURE: "Cleopatra's Needle" in Central Park ... “I am glad that this monument has become such an integral part of New York City, but I am dismayed at the lack of care and attention that ...

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The obelisk is currently located in Central Park, New York, US and was built more than 3,400 years ago in Egypt. Today, the obelisk is one of Central Park’s most historic attractions. The Cleopatra’s ...

much older than New York City, but also older than Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, and many of the most famous historical figures from the ancient world! Cleopatra's Needle Has A History As ...

that carried the 220 ton Cleopatra’s Needle to New York, and a New York school girl in 1879 and 1881 who watched patiently as the obelisk was moved from the Hudson River…and finally to Central ...

Cleopatra's Needle, or “Cleopatra's" as it is known ... Late evenings (usually from 11pm) are reserved for jazz jams, hosted by local New York band leaders, and these can also include open mic singers ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — An Egyptian archeologist has chided New York City over the condition of Cleopatra’s Needle, an ancient column in Central Park. Supreme Council of Antiquities secretary general ...