Picture No | 10221622 |
Date | 1878 |
Description | The Raising of Cleopatra's Needle in London 1878 |
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Four scenes during the raising of the 'Cleopatra's Needle', an ancient Egyptian obelisk, on the Victoria Thames Embankment, London. The scenes show (clockwise from top left): Men working the windlass to lower the bottom end of the obelisk; the obelisk erect on its pedestal; the obelisk at 45 degrees; the obelisk on 11 September, before it was moved into position.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 21 September 1878. page 285 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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