Yes, it is an obelisk, but it has nothig to do with Cleopatra. "Cleopatra's Needle" is just an exotic name for an ancient Egyptian artifact.
Cleopatras needle
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Red granite.
Cleopatra's Needle - the obelisk.
The obelisk called "Cleopatra's Needle" was quarried at Aswan. It has nothing to do with the queen Cleopatra. It was quarried during the reign of Tutmose III, way, way before Cleopatra's birth.
needle (as in Cleopatra's needle on the Embankment in London). Another word sometimes used is Stele
It's called Cleopatra's Needle.
; obelisk : "rectangular stone column, tapering at the top," 1569, from M.Fr. obélisque, from L. obeliscus "obelisk, small spit," from Gk. obeliskos, dim. of obelos "a spit, pointed pillar, needle." http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=obelisk
She didn't have anything built as far as most archaeologist and egyptologist know. But the Cleopatras needle was built in honor of her after her death.
Besides the Washington Monument, the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is shaped like an Egyptian obelisk. Additionally, the Cleopatra's Needle, an ancient Egyptian obelisk located in New York City's Central Park, also resembles the traditional form of an obelisk. These structures highlight the influence of Egyptian architecture in various contexts.
Cleopatras needle was made in ancient Egypt somewhere areound 1000 BC but it is not known by who. Cleopatra lives about 1000 years after it was made, so while it has been given her name she was not the one who had it made.
The Cleopatras was created in 1983.