Cleopatra's
Needle, London
Cleopatra's Needle is the
genuine article having been made for Pharaoh Thotmes III in 1460 BC. It
was shipped over by the Victorians in a specially constructed vessell and
at one point was nearly lost at sea in the Bay of Biscay off France. It
marks the British victory over Napoleon and is flanked by two Victorian
made bronze sphinxes.
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