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Paris, Département Paris, Région Île-de-France Place de la Concorde: Obelisk of Luxor New Kingdom, XIX Dynasty (1298-1187 BC) Ŧ Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) |
Comments: This red granite, 23 meters high obelisk once marked the entrance to the Luxor Temple. The viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali (1805-1848), presented it to France in 1829. King Louis-Philippe (1830- 1848) had it placed in the centre of Place de la Concorde in 1833. |
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