'The obelisk of Rameses II and front of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt', : Underwood & Underwood

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'The obelisk of Rameses II and front of Luxor Temple, Thebes, Egypt', 1905. 'This obelisk before us, like the temple pylon, was erected by Rameses II. Its fellow, which should stand just before that colossus on the right, was removed to Paris in 1832-3, where it now stands in the Place de Ia Concorde.' Stereoscopic card. Detail. From a series called Egypt Through the Stereoscope, text by James H Breasted.

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Size: 4067px × 4319px
Location: World,Africa,Egypt,Qinā,Thebes,World,Africa,Egypt,Al Uqşur,Luxor,World,Africa,Egypt,World,Africa
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