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Luxor Obelisk
(Ob茅lisque de Louxor)
Monument
Champs-脡lys茅es, Paris
"Egyptian signature after Louvre"(4 Tips)
"... in Paris, gifted from Egypt. Very humbling to view it."(3 Tips)
"... (Tuileries, Invalides, Champs 脡lys茅es)"(3 Tips)
"gold leaf cap"(3 Tips)
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Gabi BulumacMay 5, 2016This beautiful gift from Egypt馃巵 it's older than the city itself.....the Luxor Obelisk is over 3,000 years old 馃槺馃槺馃槺Upvoted 4 days ago
Saad M 鈩�/a>August 30, 2016In the center of Paris amazing place to walk around and take pictures 馃毝馃摲
Jackson TsaiSeptember 15, 2014Ancient Egyptian granite obelisk, hieroglyphs and gold leafed top
Upvoted 1 day ago
Eric AndersenSeptember 14, 2018Don鈥檛 miss the small 鈥減yramid鈥� on the side commemorating Moubarak鈥檚 visit to France our n 1998
Amit GaharwarJune 24, 2015Right at the end/beginning of Champs 脡lys茅es. Awesome Plaza. Take bus 72 from Pont d'Lena (Eiffel tower) to reach.
- Elizabeth LeeDecember 1, 2014Awesome to know this is the oldest monument in Paris, gifted from Egypt. Very humbling to view it.
Vanina Inner BeautyOctober 22, 2018One from the authentic Egyptians Obelisk is here. Enjoy it as long as it last.- Lydia BerkennouJanuary 28, 2015Nice round about, surrounded by the most beautiful things (Tuileries, Invalides, Champs 脡lys茅es)
Jake SmithJuly 5, 2015Be careful when crossing to the center, as the motorists seem to come from all directions.
- Jason LeibowitzAugust 18, 2011The glittering gold leaf cap is a recent edition (1998), replacing the original, which was stolen 2,500 years ago.
Gene YusiApril 7, 2024Passing by鈥�/div>
Vicente MartinezJanuary 16, 2018Una obra maestra proveniente del templo de Luxor, en Egipto, que es, sin duda alguna, digna de admirar con detenimiento. Est谩 situado en plena Plaza de la Concordia. Muy recomendable.
L鈥�span class="entity tip_taste_match">ob茅lisque de la Concorde est, de tr猫s loin, le plus vieux monument de Paris. Il date du XIII猫me si猫cle avant JC. 馃槻
JasJanuary 11, 2016C'est le plus vieux monument de Paris avant les ar猫nes de Lut猫ce, il fut transf茅r茅 d'Egypte 脿 Paris en 1830.
ParisianGeekSeptember 9, 2011Vieux de 3300 ans, il f没t offert par l'脡gypte 脿 la France en 1836. Les hi茅roglyphes c茅l猫brent la gloire du pharaon Rams猫s II. Le pi茅destal montre le transport et l'茅rection de l'ob茅lisque.
Guille Mart铆nDecember 9, 2014Regalo del pueblo egipcio a los franceses. No es lo 煤nico que se llevaron de Egipto de ah铆 el nombre de 'concordia'.Upvoted Dec 1, 2024
Farhad AbdollahyanJuly 2, 2022La France 馃嚝馃嚪 coloniale a vol茅 des tr茅sors du monde 馃寧 馃審 馃實 entier! Ce monument n鈥檈st que la sc猫ne 馃幀 plus 茅difiante je dirais! 馃槨馃が
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L'Ob茅lisque de Louxor tr么ne sur la place de la Concorde depuis 1836. Construit au XIIIe si猫cle avant notre 脠re et offert par l'Egypte 脿 Charles X, c'est le plus vieux monument de Paris.
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