UK - London - WalkLondon tour at Cleopatra's Needle Sphinx

A tour group organised by WalkLondon stop by a sphinx to hear about the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Embankment WC2. Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.

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A tour group organised by WalkLondon stop by a sphinx to hear about the ancient Egyptian obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, on the Embankment WC2. Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.