| LC control no. | sh 89001189 |
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| Topical heading | Obélisque de la Concorde (Paris, France) |
| Variant(s) | Concorde Obelisk (Paris, France) Luxor Obelisk (Paris, France) Obelisk of Luxor (Paris, France) Obélisque de Louxor (Paris, France) |
| See also | Obelisks--France |
| Found in | Work cat.: Menu, B. L'obélisque de la Concorde, 1987. Baedeker's Egypt, 1984. Britannica Micro. Lippincott. 00694173: Champs Elysees. 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) Britannica Academic online, viewed February 3, 2017 Paris entry (King Louis-Philippe had the Luxor Obelisk, a gift from Egypt, installed in the center of the Place de la Concorde) Discover France WWW site, viewed February 3, 2017 Place 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) |
| Not found in | GEOnet, February 2, 2017 |
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