Obelisk
Researcher Unearths Seven Cryptic Inscriptions on Paris’ Ancient Egyptian Obelisk
Paris’ 3,000-Year-Old Luxor Obelisk Reveals Hidden Messages For nearly two centuries, Paris’ Place de la Concorde has showcased a stunning relic of ancient Egypt: the 75-foot-tall Luxor Obelisk. Carved from red granite over 3,000 years ago under Pharaoh Ramses II, this monument was gifted to France in the 1830s and erected in 1836. Once part […]