Posted on 01/08/2011 3:58:28 PM PST by JoeProBono
Since 1881, the obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle has stood in New York's Central Park, but a letter from the secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities indicates that this may change if the monument is not taken better care of.
Recently, Zahi Hawass, the aforementioned secretary general and archaeologist, wrote to the Central Park Conservancy and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to inform them that if steps are not taken to protect the obelisk, it would be removed.
"I am glad that this monument has become such an integral part of New York City, but I am dismayed at the lack of care and attention that it has been given," Hawass wrote. "Recent photographs that I have received show the severe damage that has been done to the obelisk, particularly to the hieroglyphic text, which in places has been completely worn away.
I have a duty to protect all Egyptian monuments whether they are inside or outside of Egypt. If the Central Park Conservancy and the City of New York cannot properly care for this obelisk, I will take the necessary steps to bring this precious artifact home and save it from ruin."
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Road apples-—the mighty logic of nimmrods/nimrods.
Since I seem to have stumbled upon one, I will just avoid it as it might stink up the whole place.
“Road apples-—the mighty logic of nimmrods/nimrods.”
Some assertions are just so nonsensical that nothing beyond contradiction—preferably scatological—is appropriate.
Apparently the brown spot just keeps coming back for more.
“Apparently the brown spot just keeps coming back for more.”
I just keep coming back to see how long you will continue to post puerile inanities in the mistaken belief that you’re “zinging” someone.
Just keeps taking me back to “Mediocrity knows nothing better than itself.
It’s really a beautiful piece of work. Most New Yorkers don’t even know it exist. A friend of mine who works for the Met Museum of Art next door didn’t know it was there.
NY should take care of it . Probably has “Jose 98” spray painted on it by now. I’ll take it if they don’t want it . I love this kind of stuff
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