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What are Cleopatras needles?

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Cleopatra's Needles are a name given to two ancient Egyptian obelisks of Aswan granite. They were originally displayed in front of the temple at Heliopolis. They were taken to Alexandria by the early Ptolemaic rulers. Cleopatra either had them moved to stand before the temple she built to Julius Caesar, or she built the temple behind them. At any rate, they remained in Egypt until 1877 when one was taken to England and the other was taken to New York.

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Which Cleopatra built Cleopatra needle?
No Cleopatra built the obelisks called "Cleopatra's Needles". They were built by Thutmose III in about 1450 BC. and they stood before a temple in Heliopolis. When the Ptolemies conquered Egypt, they...
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