Egypt; A sketch by British scholar Edward W. Lane of Luxor Temple in 1826.

The pink granite obelisk on the right is 3,300 years old and marked the entrance to the Amon Temple. It is decorated in hieroglyphics that portray the reigns of pharaohs Ramses II and Ramses III. The 230-ton obelisk was presented to France by the viceroy of Egypt, Mehemet Ali, in 1829 and now stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.

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OZYMANDIAS