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Gus Cobos
06-08-2009, 05:19 PM
“Cleopatra’s Needle”


Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. The London and New York ones are a pair, while the Paris one comes from a different original site where its twin remains. Although the needles are genuine Ancient Egyptian obelisks, they are somewhat misnamed as they have no particular connection with Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and were already over a thousand years old in her lifetime. The Paris "needle" was the first to be moved and re-erected, and the first to acquire the nickname. :cool:

Alfred Forns
06-08-2009, 06:11 PM
Neat Thanks for the bg info Gus Great framing !!!

Brian Barcelos
06-08-2009, 09:46 PM
Never would have known that. I thought they were replicas. Do you know if we just took it or did we have to pay for it? Thanks for sharing.
Brian