Cleopatra's Needle - London

Cleopatra's Needle is the largest obelisk in Britain (so big that it is even listed in the Guinness Book of Records). Its height is 21 meters, weight - 189.35 tons. The obelisk is made of pink granite. There are 2 Cleopatra's Needle’s in the world - in London and in New York. This ancient Egyptian obelisk was carved in the quarries of Aswan about three and a half millennia ago. It bears the names of two pharaohs and Queen Cleopatra. For several centuries, the Needle stood in Alexandria, and then spent an unknown number of decades knocked down in the sands. In the 19th century, the obelisk was donated to Great Britain. It was brought with adventures to London and installed on the Victoria Embankment. Cleopatra’s Needle stands on the Thames Embankment close to the Embankment underground station. #visitlondon