The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle)

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ancient Egyptian obelisk historic landmark monument

The Obelisk, commonly known as Cleopatra's Needle, is an ancient Egyptian granite monument originally erected in Heliopolis and later transported to New York City, where it now stands as a historic landmark.

Aliases (1)

Cleopatra's Needle ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian obelisk → historic landmark → monument →
alsoKnownAs	Cleopatra's Needle →
associatedWith	Cleopatra VII (by name only) →
category	Ancient Egyptian monuments and memorials in the United States → Obelisks in New York City → Relocated monuments in the United States →
country	United States →
countryOfOrigin	Ancient Egypt →
currentLocation	New York City →
dateOfOriginalErection	circa 1450 BCE →
dedicatedTo	Thutmose III →
featuresCartouchesOf	Ramesses II → Thutmose III →
giftFrom	Khedive Ismail Pasha →
giftTo	City of New York → United States →
hasBaseMaterial	granite pedestal →
hasCompanionObelisksIn	London → Paris →
height	about 21.2 meters → about 69.5 feet →
heritageDesignation	New York City Landmark →
inscriptionLanguage	Egyptian hieroglyphs →
locatedIn	Central Park → Manhattan →
locatedInFrontOf	Metropolitan Museum of Art →
material	red granite →
notActuallyFromReignOf	Cleopatra VII →
orientation	aligned roughly east–west →
originalLocation	Heliopolis →
owner	City of New York →
partOf	set of three so‑called Cleopatra's Needles →
pharaohAtOriginalErection	Thutmose III →
reinscribedUnder	Ramesses II →
significance	example of New Kingdom Egyptian monumental art → oldest man‑made object in Central Park →
surmountedBy	pyramidion (now missing its original metal cap) →
surroundedBy	bronze crabs with inscriptions →
touristAttraction	yes →
transportedTo	New York City →
transportMethod	by ship across the Atlantic Ocean →
weight	about 200 tons →
yearOfArrivalInNewYork	1880 →
yearOfErectionInCentralPark	1881 →
yearOfGift	1877 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Obelisk (Cleopatra's Needle) ("Cleopatra's Needle") →	alsoKnownAs
Central Park →	hasPart