Frankrijk, Parijs, 28-3-2010Egyptische hieroglyfen op de obelisk op de place de la concorde.The Egyptian Obelisk, one of the Cleopatra Needles. Made circa 1300BC in red granite with 23 meters height and 250 tonnes weight, has hieroglyphics dedicated to pharaoh Ramses II and originally was marking the entrace to the Luxor Temple. The Obelisk was offered to France by the viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali in 1829. Place de la Concorde.Foto: Flip Franssen/Hollandse Hoogte
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