The Luxor Obelisk, a 3,300-year-old relic originally erected by Ramses II at the entrance of the Luxor Temple in Egypt, found its way to Paris as a gift from Egypt’s viceroy in 1830.

Olette-Pelletier is an Egyptologist and, by chance, his daily walk took him past the Luxor Obelisk, the 3,000-year-old monument that towers over Place de la Concorde in central Paris.

In particular, when the obelisk stood at the entrance of Egypt’s Luxor Temple, one of the messages would have been visible to vessels sailing on the Nile, according to EuroWeekly.

It originally stood outside the Luxor Temple in Upper Egypt, alongside a twin obelisk, and both pillars were built around the 13 th century B.C. Experts can date the engravings back to Ramses II ...

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Obelisk of the Concorde Presiding over Paris’s Place de la Concorde since 1836, this obelisk is part of a pair that originally stood at the Temple of Luxor’s entrance.

The obelisk once stood outside a temple in Luxor, Egypt. Daniel Candal via Getty Images. A French Egyptologist says he has deciphered secret messages engraved on a 3,000-year-old Egyptian obelisk ...

The obelisk was apparently commissioned by Ramesses II, who ruled Egypt from 1279BC to 1213 BC, and installed in Luxor. It was given to France by the sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1830.

One hundred and eighty-nine years ago, a spectacular 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk was erected in Place de la Concorde, Paris, after it had been gifted to France by the viceroy of Egypt.

It originally stood outside the Luxor Temple in Upper Egypt, alongside a twin obelisk, and both pillars were built around the 13 th century B.C. Experts can date the engravings back to Ramses II ...

The Luxor Obelisks are two monuments from ancient Egypt separated by the Mediterranean. One remains in position outside of Egypt's Luxor Temple, while the other was transported to Paris aboard a ...