What New York’s Obelisk Really Says | Cleopatra’s Needle

They call it Cleopatra’s Needle. But the names carved here belong to kings who lived centuries before her. In New York’s Central Park, an ancient Egyptian obelisk still carries the names of Thutmose III and Ramesses II. Read its hieroglyphs with us, discover its royal titles, and follow its journey from Heliopolis to Alexandria—and across the Atlantic. Its inscriptions carry a blessing for eternal life. Three and a half thousand years later, we’re still reading the king’s name. Maybe that’s what forever looks like. 𓋹 Ancient Egypt, one inscription at a time. Beautiful History. #AncientEgypt #CleopatrasNeedle #Hieroglyphs #CentralPark #BeautifulHistory