Cleopatra's needles : the lost obelisks of Egypt

Cleopatra's needles The lost obelisks of Egypt

Bob Brier

Book - 2016

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Subjects
Obelisks > Egypt.
Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.)
Published
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016.
Language
English
Main Author
Bob Brier (author)
Physical Description
ix, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232) and index.
ISBN
9781474242936
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. How to Quarry an Obelisk
  • 2. Rome's Obelisks
  • 3. God's Architect
  • 4. Napoleons Obelisk
  • 5. Cleopatra's Needle Sails for London
  • 6. The Oldest Skyscraper in New York
  • 7. Postscript on the Obelisks
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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