Cleopatra's Needle

Cleopatra's Needle is a tourist attraction, one of the Obelisks in London, United Kingdom. It is located: 489 km from Birmingham, 530 km from Nottingham, 870 km from Liverpool.

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Location

, N51°30'30", E0°7'13". Get directions

Open hours
  • Sun 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
  • Mon Noon–7:00 PM
  • Tue 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • Wed 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
  • Thu 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
  • Fri Noon–8:00 PM

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HISTORY UK
10 February 2011
This ancient Egyptian obelisk was made in Heliopolis c.1475 BC, and presented as a gift by the Turkish Viceroy of Egypt in 1819. After a dangerous and difficult sea-voyage, it was put up here in 1879.
HISTORY UK
10 February 2011
When Cleopatra’s Needle was erected here in 1879, a time capsule was buried beneath it, containing newspapers, bibles, coins, and photographs of the 12 best looking women in England!
Business Traveller
24 August 2010
A pink granite monument dating back to about 1,475 BC. Its inscriptions celebrate the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and have nothing to do with Queen Cleopatra VII.
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12 April 2018
For a good walk beside the river
Edison V.
17 June 2017
The mysterious view.
Marina Leal
20 June 2012
Observe as marcas de tiros na lateral do monumento, feche os olhos e se imagine no período de guerras...
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Sun 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
Mon Noon–7:00 PM
Tue 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Wed 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Thu 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
Fri Noon–8:00 PM

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