one of
Cleopatra's (queen of
Egypt 51 - 49 b.c. and 48 - 30 b.c.) Needles, two obelisks of
red granite erected in
Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. One obelisk was 69 feet tall, 7 1/2 feet thick at the
base and weighed 200
tons.
—SHSBC Binder 5 Approved Glossary