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The Egyptian obelisk in Paris is 22m/72ft high and weighs 220 tons. It was set up here in 1833. Dating from the time of Rameses II (13th century B.C.), it came from Luxor (the ancient Thebes) and was a gift to King Louis-Philippe by Mehmet Ali, Viceroy of Egypt.
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