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Egyptian Obelisk

4. August 2009

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Egyptian Obelisk

Around 1490 BC the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmose III erected two obelisks before the Karnak temple in Luxor to commemorate the victories of his forces in Mesopotamia.

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The Cistern of Thousand and One Columns

1. August 2009

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The Cistern of Thousand and One Columns

The cistern is located to the west of the Hippodrome. It was recently cleaned and connected with a gallery to the side street.

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