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Picture No 10215346
Date 1875
Description Cleopatra's Needle, Alexandria
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Cleopatra's Needle was originally erected by Pharaoh Thothmes II around 1500 B.C. It was then moved to Alexandria, Cleopatra's city. It lay neglected until 1819 when it was presented to England by Mehemet Ali Pasha.
Source The Graphic. 20th November 1875
Credit © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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