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Photos relating to the City itself and River Nile activities. The Museum and Giza Pyramids are in separate galleries.
Cairo Nile Obelisk Cartouche 6715EG07JHP Ramasses Obelisk carving deep cut cartouche Gezira Island River Nile Cairo, this Aswan granite Obelisk with its deep cut cartouche of Ramses 11 came from Tanis and was erected in 1958 so that the Egyptian Capital had one. It is located in the Al Andalus Gardens and is near a very pleasant restaurant on a retired Aswan cruiseboat berthed by the water. Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, city, centre, River Nile, Gezira Island, Al Andalus gardens, history, antiquity, Egyptology, obelisk, Ramses, Ramasses, granite, cartouche, ancient, upright, hieroglyphics
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Photographer: Jim Henderson
Collection: Cairo City
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Cairo Nile Obelisk Cartouche 6715EG07JHP
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Ramasses Obelisk carving deep cut cartouche Gezira Island River Nile

Cairo, this Aswan granite Obelisk with its deep cut cartouche of Ramses 11 came from Tanis and was erected in 1958 so that the Egyptian Capital had one. It is located in the Al Andalus Gardens and is near a very pleasant restaurant on a retired Aswan cruiseboat berthed by the water.
Keywords: Egypt, Egyptian, Cairo, city, centre, River Nile, Gezira Island, Al Andalus gardens, history, antiquity, Egyptology, obelisk, Ramses, Ramasses, granite, cartouche, ancient, upright, hieroglyphics