Like some misleading, clickbait title from the 19th century, Cleopatra’s Needles have no connection to the legendary queen.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I must confess. Until I read The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra’s Needle, ...

After hearing about the recent installation of a temporary field hospital [tent] facility in Central Park, New York, due to the coronavirus pandemic, I could not help but think about the many New ...

The obelisk in Central Park, also known as Cleopatra's Needle, was formally dedicated on February 22nd, 1881 after a long trip involving ships, cannonballs, and the sharp corners put in place by the ...

Cleopatra’s Needle being transported from the Hudson in 1880 (all photographs of the exhibition by the author for Hyperallergic) When Cleopatra’s Needle was commissioned by Pharaoh Thutmose III around ...

Jazz pianist Hank Johnson will celebrate his 55th Birthday at Cleopatra's Needle on Wednesday, July 14th, 2004 at 8:00 P.M. until 12:00 Midnight! The Hank Johnson Trio will perform live at Cleopatra's ...

In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586--one of the great ...

Employing even keeled pacing and distinctively rendered characters, Gutman (the My Weird School series) chronicles how Cleopatra’s Needle became a New York City landmark in this delightfully ...