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Andrew 2y ago

The present day locations of Ancient Egyptian obelisks that are still standing

#history #ancientegypt

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6484df04... 2y ago

New York?

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Andrew 2y ago

It was given to the US as a gift from Egypt in 1877 as a thank you for the US remaining a friendly neutral as two European

powers, France and Britain, maneuvered for political control of the

Egyptian government.

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6484df04... 2y ago

Thanks Checking out Cleopatra's needle now....