Since 1880, the obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle has stood in New York's Central Park, but a letter from the secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities indicates that this may ...

The obelisk in Central Park, also known as Cleopatra's Needle, was formally dedicated on February 22nd, 1881 after a long trip involving ships, cannonballs, and the sharp corners put in place by ...

Yet through an unlikely journey the 69-foot, 220-ton length of red granite would arrive in 1880 in New York City and become one of the icons of Central Park. ... New York finally had its obelisk.

The sad state of New York's obelisk of Thutmose III . Zahi Hawass, Sunday 9 Jan 2011. Monuments from Egypt's ancient past adorn the world but with the passing of time, ...

Zahi Hawass of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities wrote a letter to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg complaining that his city is not taking good care of the 3,500-year-old obelisk.

The obelisk and its 50-ton pedestal arrived at the Quarantine Station in New York in July 1880. It took 32 horses hitched in 16 pairs to drag the pedestal alone through the streets of the city.

Today Egyptian obelisks can be found in New York City, Istanbul, and Paris. ( Why this ancient 'King of the World' was so proud of his library. A pyramidion from an obelisk commissioned by Queen ...

NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The Egyptian government official charged with protecting his country's ancient monuments is threatening to take back an iconic obelisk in Central Park unless New York ...

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