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Cleopatra's Needle outside the Houses of Parliament, London, c late 19th century.
Artist's impression of Cleopatra's Needle sited outside the Houses of Parliament, London, c late 19th century. Cleopatra's Needle is an Ancient Egyptian obelisk dating from c1500 BC, transported from Egypt to London in 1878 at the expense of Sir William James Erasmus Wilson, and erected on the Thames Embankment London. It is one of a pair, the other of which was taken to New York and erected in Central Park in 1881.
Unique Identifier
AR9102622
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3082px × 4559px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
Ann Ronan Pictures
Archaeology
archeology
Architecture
Astronomy
Britain
British
building
BUILDINGS
City of Westminster
CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE
color
country
England
English
ERASMUS
Erasmus Wilson
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
LOCATION
London
LUNAR
Moon
Moonlight
Night
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Obelisk
Palace
Palace of Westminster
People
Politics
Print Collector1
Science
Sir Erasmus Wilson
Sir William James Erasmus Wilson
Solar System
Star
TGN
time of day
Victorian
WESTMINSTER
William James Erasmus Wilson
Wilson