I don’t know why I waited so long, but I finally saw one of Cleopatra’s Needles – which is in Central Park, behind the MET Museum.
It’s an Egyptian obelisk. There are three, NYC has one, London has one and Paris. Alexandria, Egypt, is the original location.
The one in NY was erected in 1881. It’s over 3500 years old!
I love ancient Egypt so much, not sure why it’s taken me so long to see it.
While called Cleopatra’s Needles, they were already over 1000 years old in her time.
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