Obélisque de la Concorde (Paris, France)
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Concorde Obelisk (Paris, France)
Luxor Obelisk (Paris, France)
Obelisk of Luxor (Paris, France)
Obélisque de Louxor (Paris, France)
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Sources
found: Work cat.: Menu, B. L'obélisque de la Concorde, 1987.
found: Baedeker's Egypt, 1984.
found: Britannica Micro.
found: Lippincott.
found: 00694173: Champs Elysees.
found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed February 3, 2017(The Luxor Obelisk; Obélisque de Louxor; Egyptian obelisk standing at the center of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France; originally located at the entrance to Luxor Temple, in Egypt; classified as a historical monument in 1936)
found: Britannica Academic online, viewed February 3, 2017Paris entry (King Louis-Philippe had the Luxor Obelisk, a gift from Egypt, installed in the center of the Place de la Concorde)
found: Discover France WWW site, viewed February 3, 2017Place de la Concorde entry (Obelisk of Luxor; Obélisque de Luxor; a pink granite monolith given to the French in 1829 by the viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali; once marked the entrance to the Amon temple at Luxor; more than 3,300 years old; decorated with hieroglyphics portraying the reigns of the pharaohs Ramses II and Ramses III; weighs 230 tons, and stands 22.83 meters (75 feet) high in the center of the Place de la Concorde)
notfound: GEOnet, February 2, 2017
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Change Notes
1989-02-27: new
2017-05-15: revised
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