Cleopatra's Needle at Embankment, London

Cleopatra's needle is the popular name for each of the three Ancient Egyptian obelists found in London, Paris and New York City, erected in the nineteenth Cenutry. They do not have any connection with the famous Queen Cleopatra VII or Egypt but made during the reign of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Thutmose III, around 1450BC. They are cut in granite, stand about 21 metres high and weight 224 tons each. This obelisk can be found at the Victoria Embankment near Embankment station in London, guarded with two identical sphinxes, also uploaded on Scan The World This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.克利奥帕特拉方尖碑（Cleopatra's Needle）是现存于伦敦、巴黎与纽约的三座古埃及方尖碑的俗称，这些方尖碑均于19世纪被竖立。它们与著名的埃及艳后克利奥帕特拉七世并无关联，实则是在古埃及第十八王朝法老图特摩斯三世统治时期，约公元前1450年打造而成。 这些方尖碑由花岗岩雕刻而成，高约21米，每尊重224吨。其中位于伦敦的这座方尖碑坐落于堤岸站附近的维多利亚堤岸，由两座完全相同的斯芬克斯雕像守护，该藏品的相关模型也已上传至扫描世界（Scan The World）平台。 该方尖碑是扫描世界（Scan The World）项目的组成部分。扫描世界是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造覆盖全球的可3D打印雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑数字档案库，供公众免费访问。 扫描世界属于开源社区协作项目，若您身边有值得分享的有趣藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。