Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Photo for Today - Thutmosis III obelisk, London


I'm back in Wales which means that I'm short of photos again.

Here's another expatriate obelisk, this time in London on the Victoria Emankment
overlooking the River Thames.

Known locally as "Cleopatra's Needle" it was actually erected by Tuthmosis III in Helipopolis.

Read more about it at historic-uk.com.

Vincent Brown has two great old photos of Alexandria obelisks on his site
at the following address:
Talking Pyramids


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