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Cleopatra's Needle

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  • Victoria Embankment, London, [map]
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This ancient Egyptian obelisk is around 21 metres (68 feet) high and weighs around 180 tons. It was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC.

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Cleopatra's Needle

Address
Victoria Embankment
London

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4 out of 5
Based on 11 reviews
Ranked #1,107

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