Cleopatra's Needle -- Comparing Haystacks

Cleopatra's Needle, probably constructed in the 1200's BC, is almost 3000 years old. I am not even a 100!  It's all a matter of scale. Here's Cleo's Needle keeping company with one of Central Park's signature lamposts.

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Cleopatra's Needle and a Lampost
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Reflection::  Trees and a Wavy Cleopatra's Needle

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