• The Luxor Obelisks (French: Obélisques de Louxor) are a pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000 years old...
  • The Egyptian Obelisk in Paris is also the world’s biggest sundial: the gnomon of this dial is the Luxor Obelisk itself, which indicates the time by its shadow.
  • The Luxor Obelisk in Paris was classified officially as a Monument historique in 1936; beneath it is the Metro station, Concorde.
  • The Luxor Obelisk is over 22 metres tall, weighs in at around 250 tons and was originally one of a pair of obelisks that were positioned outside the Luxor temple in...
  • Erected in 1836 in a particularly emblematic location of the capital, at the initiative of Louis Philippe, the Luxor Obelisk is a symbol of the strong ties between Egypt...
  • The Luxor Obelisks are a pair of Ancient Egyptian obelisks carved to stand either side of the portal of the Luxor Temple in the reign of Ramesses II.
  • One—the Luxor Obelisk—was taken from the entrance of the Luxor Temple and transported to Paris in 1833.
  • This is one of a pair of twin obelisks that once stood at the gates of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt and it is the single oldest monument in the city of Paris.
  • Muhammad Ali is famously known as Mehmet Ali Pesha, who was the first governor of Egypt. He gifted two obelisks from the Luxor temple to France.
  • обеліск; Luxor Obelisk; אובליסק לוקסור; Luxorobelisken; ルクソールオベリスク; 룩소르 오벨리스크; Luxor Obelisk; Luksora Obelisko; Obelisk v Paříži...