Cleopatra’s Needle, Embankment

Cleopatra’s Needle, Embankment

Right on the Embankment, standing tall, is Cleopatra’s Needle, flanked by two rather stunning bronze sphinxes. The needle itself is an original Egyptian obelisk, reportedly built 3500 years ago in 1460 BC for Pharaoh Thomtmes III. Originally, it was located...