Luxor Temple, Egypt, Ramses the Great Obelisk pictures from las vegas photos on webshots

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Date uploaded: Dec 29, 2007

...just having been in Paris, you remark a strange resemblance to the obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris: well believe it or not, they were actually a pair, gracing the entrance of the temple of Luxor but in 1831 were seperated so one could be transported to france to be errected in this spectacular location in Paris. I find it a bit sad though...

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17 comments

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A beautiful shot, And I like the Egyptian callographics

said iahuis 2008.01.30 at 07:09:28 PST
... Ist das schoen...!

said tine53 2008.01.15 at 11:12:08 PST
Maybe we can move this obelisk back to the place where it belongs by using our magical balloon.. I love this shot, the blue in sooo splendid..

said oecolampade 2008.01.06 at 09:52:22 PST
I find it said too, my dear Marita! It's a fabulous monument and it belongs here!!!!

said quartominguante 2008.01.03 at 18:33:07 PST
Excellent shot Marita, love to see this!

said _yoko12 2008.01.03 at 10:21:05 PST
Hahahaha, to judyscholten's comment! They do resemble ninja turtles! Ninja's or otherwise, this is a very nice shot. The sky is magnificent!

said laceydove 2008.01.03 at 08:13:08 PST
Beautiful picture!

said haneveercoremanssh... 2008.01.02 at 09:50:14 PST
Amazing shot! Excellent composition, Marita. Now I see how you managed to take that shot!

said paulchaperon100 2008.01.02 at 01:51:38 PST
Sorry about the separation, but I am enthusiastic about the shot

said oomt 2008.01.01 at 10:19:04 PST
this shot against the oh-so-blue sky is wonderful

said driscollm100 2008.01.01 at 10:00:23 PST
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SKY AND A DIFFERENT CAMERA ANGLE. I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE.

said tfm446 2008.01.01 at 07:33:00 PST
Thats amazing, I never knew about that,

said annedm1 2008.01.01 at 00:19:30 PST
Auch einer Deiner "Super-shots"!

said oertlif_2 2007.12.31 at 23:50:32 PST
They look like they're ready to blast off into space.

said georgieboy98 2007.12.31 at 21:31:50 PST
But at least they didn't forget their armor...

said hamiltrudy1 2007.12.31 at 21:15:53 PST
I think these ninja turtles forgot their underwear!!

said judyscholten 2007.12.31 at 19:36:47 PST
Us French,know what we like!

said dianeaub 2007.12.31 at 17:42:57 PST