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Cleopatra's Needle, London. This obelisk was erected in Heliopolis, Egypt, on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BCE. It was presented to the United Kingdom in 1819 by Mehemet Ali to commemorate British victories in Egypt against Napoleon. The obelisk was placed in the current location on Victoria Embankment in 1879. 
Location Cleopatra's Needle/London/Great Britain, London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART323474 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 3328px × 4992px 
Photo Credit © Vanni Archive/ Art Resource, NY 
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15th century BCE
Architecture
English
Monument
Napoleonic Wars
Obelisk
Thutmosis III (c.1490-1435 BCE)
Victorian (1837-1901)