Concorde in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
L’Obelisque de Luxor
(The Luxor Obelisk)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
1. L’Obelisque Marker
North-west face of the pedestal.
Ludovicus Philippus 1 francorum rex ut antiquissimum artis aegypticae opus idemque recentis gloriae ad nilum armis partae insigne monumentum franciae ab ipsa aegypto donatum posteritati prorogaret obeliscum die XXV aug a MDCCCXXXII thebis hecatompylis avectum navio ad id constructa intra menses XIII in calliam perductum erigendum curavit d XXV octob a MDCCCXXXVI anno regni septimo
In the presence of King Louis Philippe I, this obelisk, transported from Luxor to France, was placed on this pedestal by M. Lebas, engineer, to the applause of an immense crowd, on October 25, 1836
Louis Philippe I, King of the Franks, in order to extend to posterity the most ancient work of Egyptian art, and the same recent glory of the conquest of the Nile by arms, an obelisk is given to posterity by Egypt itself, on August 25 1836 in the seventh year of his reign
Erected 1836.
Topics.
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Location. 48° 51.928′ N, 2° 19.266′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Concorde. It is on Place de la Concord. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Place Louis XV (a few steps from this marker); Jardin des Ambassadeurs (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Autour de la Place de la Concorde (about 210 meters away); Plan Marshall / The Marshall Plan (about 210 meters away); Cour des Comptes / Court of Accounts (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Church / Eglise Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Orville J. Cunningham
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
2. L’Obelisque Marker
The southeast face of the pedestal includes this Latin inscription.
Also see . . . Luxor Obelisks at Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 7, 2012.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
3. L’Obelisque Marker
South-west face of the pedestal. This face depicts how the obelisk was removed and transported.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
4. L’Obelisque Marker
North-east face of the pedestal. This face depicts how how the obelisk was removed and transported.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
5. L’Obelisque
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
6. L’Obelique Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
7. L’Obelisque in Place de la Concorde
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
8. L’Obelisque in Place de la Concorde
Photographed by Edouard Baldus, circa 1855
9. Place de la Concorde
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
10. Diorama of how the obelisk was removed
at the National Maritime Museum, Paris.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
11. Diorama of how the obelisk was moved
at the National Maritime Museum, Paris.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 7, 2012
12. Model of the paddle steamer Sphinx
which towed the obelisk to France. Model in the National Maritime Museum, Paris.
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