Cleopatra's Needle (New York City)
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cleopatra-s-needle-new-york-city-173-6210216
title:
Cleopatra's Needle (New York City)
text:
Cleopatra's Needle in New York City is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles, that were moved from the ruins of the Caesareum of Alexandria, Egypt, in the 19th century. The stele, dating from the 15th century B.C., was installed in Central Park, west of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's main building in Manhattan, on February 22, 1881. It was secured in May 1877 by judge Elbert E. Farman, the United States Consul General at Cairo, as a gift from the Khedive for the United
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encyclopedia
description:
Ancient Egyptian obelisk in New York City's Central Park
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra%27s_Needle_(New_York_City)
date created:
2007-02-10T01:16:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T04:25:22Z
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