Cleopatra's Needles
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cleopatra-s-needles-207-16961728
title:
Cleopatra's Needles
text:
Cleopatra's Needles are a separated pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks now in London and New York City. The obelisks were originally made in Heliopolis during the New Kingdom period, inscribed by the 18th dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III and 19th dynasty pharaoh Ramesses II. In 13/12 BCE they were moved to the Caesareum of Alexandria by the prefect of Egypt Publius Rubrius Barbarus. Since at least the 17th century the obelisks have usually been named in the West after the Ptolemaic Queen Cleopatra VI
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ancient Egyptian obelisks in New York City and London
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra%27s_Needles
date created:
2003-12-06T20:20:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T06:53:18Z
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