• 40°46′47″N 73°57′55″W / 40.779612°N 73.965414°W. Cleopatra's Needle in New York City is one of a pair of obelisks, together named Cleopatra's Needles...
  • Cleopatra's Needle, named after the famed monument in New York's Central Park, is a world-renowned New York hotspot known for serving up food...
  • Cleopatra's Needle. 4. 119 reviews. #206 of 2,470 things to do in New York City. ... Address. E 81st St Central Park, New York City, NY 10024.
  • Cleopatras Needle is the name shared by three ancient Egyptian obelisks – one in New York City, one in London, and one in Paris.
  • Cleopatras Needle in New York is one a pair of obelisks from the rieh of Egyptian Pharaoh Tuthmosis III. Its twin is located in the City of London.
  • * The New-York Historical Society holds an 1881 medal issued to commemorate the City’s acquisition of Cleopatras Needle, as well as four cardboard plaques from...
  • The Obelisks in London and New York are a pair, while the one in Paris has a twin in Luxor in Egypt. Cleopatras Needle is Flanked by Two Sphinxes.
  • New York was early beset with a complex of inferiority to the older and grander cities of the world. No matter how large it grew or how tall it built, New York would...
  • Cite this page as: Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay and Dr. Steven Zucker, "The New York Obelisk, Cleopatras Needle," in Smarthistory , February 27, 2024...