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  • The ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Enbankment WC2. It is made of red granite, stand about 21 metres (68 ft) high, weigh about 224 tons and are inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs. They were originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC. Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for each of three Ancient Egyptian obelisks re-erected in London, Paris, and New York City during the nineteenth century. Although the needles are genuine Ancient Egyptian obelisks, they are somewhat misnamed as they have no particular connection with Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and were already over a thousand years old in her lifetime. The London "needle" was originally made during the reign of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III but was falsely named "Cleopatra's needle".
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  • The Nelson Monument in Glasgow Green on the 2nd November 2018 in Glasgow in the United Kingdom. The Nelson Monument is a commemorative obelisk built in 1806 in honour of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, constructed the year after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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  • Seen through rusting railings, tourists and the tall Obelisk at the entrance of the ancient Egyptian Luxor Temple, Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Just two visitors walk under the monolith during the tourist downturn. According to the country's Ministry of Tourism, European visitors to Egypt is down by up to 80% in 2016 from the suspension of flights after the downing of the Russian airliner in Oct 2015. Euro-tourism accounts for 27% of the total flow and in total, tourism accounts for 11.3% of Egypt's GDP. The temple was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Tutankhamun then added to by Rameses II. Towards the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great and in another part, was a Roman encampment. The temple has been in almost continuous use as a place of worship right up to the present day.
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  • A woman walks in the street with the Obelisk in the background, Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina.
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  • The obelisk that marks the site of the coronation on King George V of Great Britain where he proclaimed himself Emporer of India. Statues of King George V and other Imperial notables have been left at the site near Delhi, India. The statues were removed from New Delhi in the 1960's where the statue of George V originally stood under the canopy of India. Today, the statues lie forgotten in a park on the outskirts of the city.
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  • An obelisk marks the site of the Coronation Durbar near Delhi, India. The site commemorates the Durbar of 1911 when King George V was declared Emperor of India.
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  • The obelisk that marks the site of the coronation on King George V of Great Britain where he proclaimed himself Emporer of India. Statues of King George V and other Imperial notables have been left at the site near Delhi, India. The statues were removed from New Delhi in the 1960's where the statue of George V originally stood under the Canopy of India. Today, the statues lie forgotten in a park on the outskirts of the city.
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  • An obelisk marks the site of the Coronation Durbar near Delhi, India. The site commemorates the Durbar of 1911 when King George V was declared Emperor of India.
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  • The Egyptian gateway, flanked by a pair of massive obelisks in Highgate Cemetery is the entrance to an avenue, lined with tombs, leading up to the Circle of Lebanon, 25th May, 2005, Highgate Cemetery, London, United Kingdom. When the cemetery was founded in the 1830s interest in ancient Egypt was still very strong, encouraged by Napoleons campaigns.
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  • The Killiney Hill Park obelisk on 08th April 2017 in County Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The Killiney obelisk is located at a stunning location on Killiney Hill and commemorates a sad event in Irelands history.
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  • The Killiney Hill Park obelisk on 08th April 2017 in County Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The Killiney obelisk is located at a stunning location on Killiney Hill and commemorates a sad event in Irelands history.
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  • Large crowds gather for The Kingdom Choir at the Obelisk Arena main stage during Latitude Festival on the 21st July 2019 in Southwold in the United Kingdom.
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  • A pedestrian walks past a hoarding showing the future skyscraper being built by housing developer Barratt at Blackfriars Circus at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge Road, south London borough of Southwark. In the foreground is the image of the obelisk that occupies the junction, was built in 1771. Local opposition groups object to this new landmark, one of many futuristic buildings going up to dominate the south London landscape.  Typically, property in these developments are owned by foreign non-residents.
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  • A construction hoarding showing the future skyscraper being built by housing developer Barratt at Blackfriars Circus at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge Road, south London borough of Southwark. The merging of the future and the present make for a confusing landscape with a dark sky in the distance. In the foreground is the image of the obelisk that occupies the junction, was built in 1771. Local opposition groups object to this new landmark, one of many futuristic buildings going up to dominate the south London landscape. Typically, property in these developments are owned by foreign non-residents.
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  • Circling the base of the Washington Memorial in Washington DC, American flags fly at half-mast in the week after the September 11th attacks on the USA. A young couple lie on the grass beneath this magnificant obelisk that reaches beyond the top of frame into a clear blue sky. A sense of patriotism is running high with the country in a state of national mourning as flags alll over the country are lowered to remember those killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon here in the nation's capital and in Pennsylvania. the US sought to express their anger and patriotic unity with gestures at public monuments and in the privacy of the home. The 555 foot (170m) high marble, granite and sandstone Memorial on the National Mall honours George Washington. Completed in 1884, it remains the world's tallest stone structure.
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  • A plaque beneath an obelisk marks the site of the Coronation Durbar near Delhi, India. The site commemorates the Durbar of 1911 when King George V was declared Emperor of India.
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  • The Egyptian gateway in the snow, flanked by a pair of massive obelisks in Highgate Cemetery is the entrance to an avenue, lined with tombs, leading up to the Circle of Lebanon photographed in 12th December 1980, Highgate, London, United Kingdom. When the cemetery was founded in the 1830s interest in ancient Egypt was still very strong, encouraged by Napoleons campaigns.
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