Pharaohs' Treasures in World Museums

The Towering Obelisk in Paris (France)

Right in the middle of the famous Concorde Square in Paris, France, stands a giant pharaonic obelisk that is thousands of years old! This obelisk traveled on a very long sea voyage all the way from the Luxor Temple in Egypt to arrive in France as a gift. The obelisk is carved from a single piece of hard pink granite and is completely covered in hieroglyphic drawings telling stories of kings. At the very top, they added a tiny pyramid painted with gold that sparkles under the sun, decorating the modern Paris sky with ancient magic!

If you could send a giant obelisk as a gift to any city in the world, which city would you choose to put it in the middle of its square?

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