Luxor Obelisk

The Luxor Obelisks are a pair of ancient Egyptian obelisks, over 3,000 years old, carved to stand at either side of the portal of the in the reign of Ramesses II.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Luxor Obelisks”
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 33 metres (109 feet) tall
  • Description: ancient Egyptian obelisk in Paris
  • Established: October 25, 1836
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Place de la Concorde and Orsay Museum.
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The , originally the Place Louis…
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The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the of the . is situated 730 metres southeast of Luxor Obelisk.
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The Musée de l'Orangerie is an art gallery… is situated 220 metres southeast of Luxor Obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 1st arrondissement and Invalides.
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The is a historic district of 's , France.

Luxor Obelisk

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Latitude
48.86548° or 48° 51′ 56″ north
Longitude
2.32113° or 2° 19′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FW4V88C+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 72937686
Open­Street­Map feature
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historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1503331

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Luxor Obelisk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسلة الأقصر”
  • Armenian: “Լուքսորի կոթող”
  • Asturian: “Obelisco de Lúxor”
  • Asturian: “Obeliscu de Lúxor”
  • Basque: “Luxorreko obeliskoa”
  • Belarusian: “Луксорскі абеліск”
  • Breton: “Obeliskenn Louksor”
  • Catalan: “obelisc de Luxor”
  • Catalan: “Obelisc de Luxor”
  • Chinese: “卢克索方尖碑”
  • Chinese: “盧克索方尖碑”
  • Czech: “Obelisk v Paříži”
  • Czech: “Obélisque de la Concorde”
  • Czech: “Pařížský obelisk”
  • Dutch: “Luxor Obelisk”
  • Esperanto: “Luksora Obelisko”
  • Finnish: “Luxorin obeliski”
  • French: “obélisque de la Concorde”
  • French: “obelisque de Louxor”
  • French: “obélisque de Louxor”
  • French: “Obélisque de Louxor”
  • Georgian: “ლუქსორის ობელისკი”
  • German: “Obelisk von Luxor”
  • Hebrew: “אובליסק לוקסור”
  • Hindi: “लक्सर ओबेलिस्क”
  • Hungarian: “Luxori obeliszk (Párizs)”
  • Hungarian: “Luxori obeliszk”
  • Indonesian: “Luxor Obelisk”
  • Italian: “Obelisco di Luxor”
  • Italian: “Obelisco di Ramses II”
  • Japanese: “クレオパトラの針”
  • Japanese: “ルクソール・オベリスク”
  • Japanese: “ルクソールオベリスク”
  • Korean: “룩소르 오벨리스크”
  • Malay: “Luxor Obelisk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Luxorobelisken”
  • Norwegian: “Luxorobelisken”
  • Polish: “Obelisk z Luksoru”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco de Luxor”
  • Russian: “Игла Клеопатры”
  • Russian: “Луксорский обелиск”
  • Serbian: “Обелиск из Луксора”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de Luxor”
  • Swedish: “Luxorobelisken”
  • Ukrainian: “Луксорський обеліск”
  • Urdu: “ستون الاقصر”
  • Vietnamese: “Cột đá Obélisque đền Luxor”
  • Vietnamese: “Obélisque de Concorde”
  • Vietnamese: “Obélisque de la Concorde”
  • Vietnamese: “Obélisque de Louxor”

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