Talk:Cleopatra's Needle, London

Wrong Needle
The first reference is about the New York Cleopatra's Needle, not the London one. I propose to remove the reference and the sentence it supports:

''Made of red granite, the obelisk stands about 21 m high, weighs about 224 tons and is inscribed with Egyptian hieroglyphs. ''--Pere prlpz (talk) 16:47, 23 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Done. The original link points at something else, but the original target is now available at - it is clearly about the New York one, not the London one. The Parson's Cat (talk) 13:27, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

source for history of the needle being moved to london
I'm not certain how to edit the page in html - but this https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37785/pg37785-images.html#Page_36 is the original source for the claims made in the transport from alexandria section of this page Thereisnotext (talk) 16:26, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Missing controveries
There are at least two controveries about which I've seen reliable-source coverage repeatedly. The most obvious is the argument that this item and its immediate neighbor (along with much else taken by the British Empire) should be repatriated back to Egypt. The less obvious is evidence that London pollution is degrading the detail of this and similar works at a much faster pace than natural weathering. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  11:39, 7 June 2024 (UTC)