The oldest monument in Paris now sparkles with its original beauty.

The top of the gilded obelisk on the Place de la Concorde in Paris became pointed again on Tuesday, so Paris’ oldest monument now shines in its original beauty.

Isabelle Maureen Luttrell, curator of historical antiquities, said that the Luxor Obelisk, which Egypt gave to France in 1830 after Jean-François Champollion solved the hieroglyphic symbols, arrived in Paris without its top, and has eroded through the centuries.

The expert pointed out that the hieroglyphs and reliefs found in Egyptian tombs depict pointed obelisks.

“We don’t know when the Luxor Obelisk lost its tip, but it may have been a long time ago,” he added.

The upper part of the obelisk erected on the Place de la Concorde in 1836 at the initiative of King Louis Philippe I remained intact until 1998.

Under the patronage of the Fondation Bergé Saint Laurent, a gilded statuette has been placed above the obelisk, but for artistic reasons without its tip.

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As part of a restoration project launched in 2022, the obelisk has now been restored to its original glory after a gold-plated steel tip was placed on top.

Together with a pair of worked granite columns owned by the French state, they originally adorned the temple of the Egyptian god Amun in Luxor, and, 3,300 years ago, the second. Made during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses. The obelisk is 23 meters high and weighs 220 tons, not including the pedestal, which weighs 240 tons.




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According to Fidesz, the monument to the Hungarians who died in Don Bend would be in jeopardy if the Soviet obelisk in Szabadság Square was removed


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Indeed, there are no more graves of Soviet soldiers under Szabadság tér, but according to Zsolt Németh, if they touched the monument, the Russians would also have reasons to touch the Hungarian monument in Voronezh.