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Cleopatra’s Needle is the popular name for each of two Ancient Egyptian obelisks formerly in Alexandria and re-erected in London and New York City during the nineteenth century. 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. One of two sphinxes at the base of Cleopatra’s Needle . The Parisian Obelisk, located at Place de la Concorde is not a Cleopatra’s Needle.

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Cleopatra’s Needle is the popular name for each of two Ancient Egyptian obelisks formerly in Alexandria and re-erected in London and New York City during the nineteenth century.

Cleopatra’s Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh . One of two sphinxes at the base of Cleopatra’s Needle . Cleopatra’s Needles are a trio of obelisks in London, Paris, and New York City.

Wikipedia. Cleopatra’s Needle stands on the Thames Embankment close to the Embankment underground station.