The Obelisk's Journey

Thirty five centuries old, it crossed the ocean and then took 112 days to travel from the river to the park on cannonball rollers. One block a day, past saloons, like a pharaoh on a walking tour

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Number	2509
Era	ERA VIII · The Fabric
Family	Builders
Borough	Manhattan
Location	Cleopatra's Needle · Central Park
States	1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.