Cleopatra

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Cleopatras Needle
I picked this monument because I like Egyptian
myth and the Greek gods and stuff like that.
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The intriguing Cleopatra's needle

• Cleopatra's needle is a very interesting
  landmark. The needle is located in London,
  England by the Thames river. The needle is a very
  very old landmark. It is also famous for being
  built for Ras temple.(Ra is the sun god).This
  obelisk also has a twin that is in Central Park,
  New York. This Egyptian obelisk is a very big
  landmark, It is about 2.4 meters square at its
  base, 20 meters tall, and is made out of rose red
  stone carved with hieroglyphs. The needle isnt
  actually a needle though, it is just called
  Cleopatras needle because it is skinny and tall
  like a real needle. This is a another fine piece
  of Egyptian art, just like the Sphynx or the
  pyramids.

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Why was your landmark created?

• Cleopatras needle has a very interesting
  history. The needle was Built a great pharaoh of
  Egypt, king Tut the 3rd which means it is very,
  very old, but still very cool. This monument was
  originally built for the sun gad Ra and was
  placed at the entrance of his temple, but has
  since been moved to London. No one rally knows
  the exact date of when this monument was built
  (or finished) but we know it was built somewhere
  around 1500 B.C., so as I said its really old.

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Interesting facts 1

• Cleopatras needle is in books, magazines and I
  am very sure it has appeared in newspapers too. I
  have read books that have had Cleopatra's Needle
  as a very important place such as the Red Pyramid
  and the Throne of Fire. These books are both very
  interesting and they inspired me to do this
  report. I am also sure of another thing, that
  there will be a third book in this series from
  the ending of the 2nd book and I sure hope it has
  Cleopatras Needle in it. I think this landmark
  is really cool!

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Interesting facts 2

• Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of ancient
  Egypt and the needle had nothing to do with her
  at all but it may have something to do with one
  of her great ancestors because she was Cleopatra
  the 7th but they shipped the monument to London
  in a ship called the Cleopatra. In fact, the
  needle could have had it5s name changed just
  because it was on that journey on the Cleopatra
  ship.

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WOW

• Cleopatra's needle has no history at all with
  Cleopatra, it is just a popular name for Egyptian
  obelisks. This needle has a very long history
  with king Tut the 3rd and the sun god Ra. I think
  that the coolest thing about my project is that I
  have read books with this monument in. I also
  love its Egyptian history with the gods and the
  pharaohs.

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Resources

• www.website.com April 12,April 13, 2012
• lthttp//history.howstuffworks.com/ancient-egypt/cl
  eopatras-needles.htmgt
• http//www.aviewoncities.com/london/cleopatrasneed
  le.htm April 16, 2012
• http//history.howstuffworks.com/ancient-egypt/cle
  opatras-needles.htm April 16, 2012

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