What is Cleopatra’s Needle and why was it nearly lost at sea?
Cleopatra’s Needle stands on the north bank of the River Thames on the Victoria Embankment, central London. It is an ancient Egyptian obelisk and one of a pair. The other one now stands in New York. The name Cleopatra is inappropriate as they were made hundreds of years before Cleopatra’s reign. The obelisks are made of [more...]