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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.
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Which Egyptian Obelisk stands on the Thames embankment?
Cleopatras needle
How has Cleopatras Needle and the Obelisk of Ramesses changed over time?
They died
What is Cleopatras needle made of?
Red granite.
What is the symmetrical shape of Paris?
Cleopatra's Needle - the obelisk.
What is another name for obelisk?
needle (as in Cleopatra's needle on the Embankment in London). Another word sometimes used is Stele
Where was Cleopatras needle built?
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.
What is the name of the obelisk that stands in Central Park?
It's called Cleopatra's Needle.
What is an obelisk for?
; 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
What did Cleopatra have built?
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.
Who builted the Cleopatra's needle?
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.
When was The Cleopatras created?
The Cleopatras was created in 1983.
Where is the sculpture Cleopatra's Needle located?
There are three obelisks with that name (constructed, not sculpted), one each in London, Paris, and New York City. They are genuine obelisks built in Egypt more than a thousand years before Cleopatra was born. The London obelisk is from Heliopolis, Egypt, built around 1450 BC and reconstructed in Westminster in 1878. The New York obelisk was also built in Heliopolis, circa 1475 BC, and reconstructed in Central Park in 1881. The Paris obelisk is known as the Luxor obelisk, is from Luxor and was reconstructed in the Place de la Concorde in 1836.
