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  • The obelisk is called Cleopatras Needle, a nickname given to it when it was still in Egypt. But how did this tall Egyptian beauty come to be in London?
  • The remarkable story of a surprising find in London: Cleopatras Needle, an authentic ancient Egyptian obelisk in London.
  • When we first stumbled across Cleopatras Needle, we had to do a double-take – it might just top the list of random London landmarks that barely make any sense.
  • A historic waterfront landmark along the Thames River, it's hard to walk by Cleopatra's Needle without stopping. Transported from Egypt to London in 1877, this...
  • Named "Cleopatra", it acted as a floating pontoon which was to be towed to London. ... The needle was finally erected on 12 September 1878.
  • Cleopatra's Needle is the popular name for this pair of obelisks from the same original site - one re-erected in London in 1878 and the other in New York City in 1881.
  • The Obelisk is known as Cleopatra's Needle as it was brought to London from Alexandria, the royal city of Cleopatra.
  • Read our review of Cleopatra's Needle in London - an ancient Eygptian obelisk that stands on Victoria Embankment guarded by two Sphinx statues.
  • This obelisk is known as Cleopatras Needle… though it has very little to do with Cleopatra at all. ... Raising Cleopatra's Needle in London WKPD.
  • Cleopatras Needle is one of the three ancient Egyptian obelisks standing in London, Paris, and New York City.
  • One of London’s most distinctive landmarks—and one of its most incongruous—Cleopatras Needle is an ancient Egyptian obelisk...