The Obelisk awaiting at Alexandria for carrying out for London. Another obelisk is back whcih will be carrying out for New York, 3 years later. [Copied from the Archives of "Illustrated London News"] |
Torpedo shaped Cleopatra, which is ready for containing the obelisk. [Copied from Mr. Claudio Alvarez' site]|
Removing the Obelisk from it's site at the seashore in Alexandria. [Copied from Mr. Claudio Alvarez' site]|
Being encased into the specially made container, the Cleopatra. [Copied from Mr. Claudio Alvarez' site]|
The Olga (left) and Cleopatra (right) are headed to London.|
The Cleopatra arrives at Westminster Bridge on the Thames. Big Ben can be seen in the fog. [Copied from the Archives of "Illustrated London News"] |
This obelisk currently in London is called "Cleopatra's Needle". See the below site for the detailed story.
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Shoji Okamoto (Mr.)
Japan
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