Cleopatra's Needle
Philippines
The batak visitor center is located near the mountain of cleopatras needle.
Contents
9 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1Orientation
Welcome, esteemed traveler, to this comprehensive and deeply analytical audio guide regarding the legendary monuments known colloquially as Cleopatra's Needle. Please note at the outset that while your geographic parameters…
Listen in the app2The Ancient Sands of Heliopolis
Our detailed chronological exploration must naturally commence at the very inception of these grand structures in the ancient Egyptian city of Heliopolis. Translated from Greek as the City of the Sun, Heliopolis was the epicenter…
Listen in the app3The Roman Interlude in Alexandria
Fast forward nearly a millennium and a half from their original creation, and the narrative of the obelisks takes a dramatic turn under the dominion of the Roman Empire. The ancient Roman Emperor Augustus, who was the first…
Listen in the app4The British Diplomatic Gift and the Floating Cigar
The next major chapter in the saga of Cleopatra's Needle begins in the early nineteenth century, specifically in the year eighteen eleven. The Ottoman ruler of Egypt at the time, Muhammad Ali Pasha, sought to make a highly grand…
Listen in the app5The Tempest and Tragedy in the Bay of Biscay
The journey of the floating cylinder known as the Cleopatra was destined to be fraught with extreme peril. Three weeks into the arduous voyage from Egypt, on the fourteenth of October eighteen seventy-seven, the maritime convoy…
Listen in the app6The London Embankment Installation and Scars of War
Upon arriving in the heart of London, a debate ensued regarding the optimal placement for the celebrated monument. Originally, there was a strong proposal to erect the obelisk directly next to the Houses of Parliament; in fact, a…
Listen in the app7The American Ambition and the Great Move to New York
While London celebrated its monumental acquisition, the United States was nursing its own grand cultural ambitions. In the aftermath of the brutal American Civil War, the rapidly expanding city of New York had emerged as the…
Listen in the app8The Central Park Pedestal and the Complex Legacy
The final placement of the New York obelisk culminated in one of the most remarkable public spectacles in the city's history. The winter of eighteen eighty to eighteen eighty-one was officially recorded as one of the most…
Listen in the app9Closing
As we draw this exhaustive and scholarly audio guide to a close, it is imperative to reflect on the staggering historical weight encapsulated within these monuments, commonly, yet erroneously, known as Cleopatra's Needles. We…
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What is Cleopatra's Needle?
Cleopatra's Needle is a place in Philippines with 9 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Philippines |
|---|---|
| Type | Nature |
| Story sections | 9 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 9.7399, 118.7438 |
| Last updated |