The New York Obelisk Cleopatras Needle

Author : Martina D'Alton
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870996800
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk, Or, How Cleopatra's Needle Came to New York and what Happened when it Got Here written by Martina D'Alton and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1993 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful book tells the story of how Cleopatra's needle, the popular Egyptian obelisk that is now located in Manhattan's Central Park, came to New York in January of 1881.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Author : Martina D'Alton
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 9780810964259
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk, Or, How Cleopatra's Needle Came to New York and what Happened when it Got Here written by Martina D'Alton and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how and why the artifact was transported to New York

Author : Charles Edward Moldenke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle written by Charles Edward Moldenke and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bob Brier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474242944
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleopatra's Needles written by Bob Brier and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. As the three obelisks, bound for Paris, London and New York, sailed towards their new homes, the world held its breath. Newspapers reported the obelisks' daily progress, complete with dramatic illustrations of the heroic deeds of the engineers and crews struggling under nearly impossible conditions. When the obelisks finally arrived safely in their new homes, bands played Cleopatra's Needle Waltz and silver obelisk pencils dangled from fashionable ladies' necks. This turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, is recreated by Bob Brier in all its glory. Amid astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance, the individuals involved in transporting the obelisks and receiving them in their future homes are brought to life through their letters and diaries, newspaper articles and illustrations. Written by a renowned Egyptologist and author, this compelling book will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.

Author : Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cleopatra's Needles and Other Egyptian Obelisks written by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Edward Moldenke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle written by Charles Edward Moldenke and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martina D'Alton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk Or how Cleopatra's Needle Came to New York and what Happened when it Got Here written by Martina D'Alton and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Edward Moldenke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781462243341
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle written by Charles Edward Moldenke and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1891 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Moldenke, Charles Edward. The New York Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle. With A Preliminary Sketch of The History, Erection, Uses, And Signification of Obelisks. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Moldenke, Charles Edward. The New York Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle. With A Preliminary Sketch of The History, Erection, Uses, And Signification of Obelisks, . New York, 1891. Subject: Obelisks

Author : Charles Edward MOLDENKE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Obelisk, Cleopatra's Needle: with a Preliminary Sketch of the History ... and Signification of Obelisks. [Illustrated.] L.P. written by Charles Edward MOLDENKE and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Honeychurch Gorringe
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Egyptian Obelisks written by Henry Honeychurch Gorringe and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A deluxe book produced at the point that Harroun and Bierstadt dissolved their business ... The Artotypes in this book are some of the finest produced by Bierstadt. The pictorial record of this engineering feat is remarkable in itself; casing and tilting the obelisk, loading it into the side of the ship by removing part of the hull, pulling it out on a special dock in the Hudson and then moving it by custom made rail from the river to the site next to the Metropolitan Museum. The illustrations show the hieroglyphics, now mostly lost due to New York's polluted air, bright and clear."--Hanson Collection catalog, p. 82