Located at Place de la Concorde in the city's eighth arrondissement, the Luxor Obelisk was made by the ... which is topped by gold-leafed pyramid cap added by the French in the 1990s.

Scientists have discovered a new inscription on the 3,300-year-old Luxor Obelisk in Paris' Place de ... which is topped by a gold-leafed pyramid cap added by the French in the 1990s, a new ...

An Egyptologist in Paris has discovered secret messages on the capital's Luxor Obelisk ... close to its golden pyramid-shaped top. According to EuroWeekly, it was when Olette-Pelletier attempted ...

Napoleon’s Egyptian venture was militarily disastrous. But the “savants” he sent along with his soldiers helped lay the foundation of modern Egyptology. Part of the Napoleonic booty was the Luxor ...

Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics. From the Battle of the Pyramids to the ...

Oli Welsh is senior editor, U.K., providing news, analysis, and criticism of film, TV, and games. He has been covering the business & culture of video games for two decades. Martin Scorsese isn ...

Since then, the Concord (or Luxor) Obelisk has been on display ... Here he found the inscription near to the golden pyramid-like tip that sits atop the obelisk. Now he could see that the ...

"Napoleon didn't shoot at the pyramids, and the battle of the pyramids, so-called, was not fought at the base of the pyramids," said Snow. "But, you know, it looks good!" he said. Joan Tumblety ...

Show more Napoleon sails for the Middle East. After the Battle of the Pyramids, a scientific mission makes remarkable findings, introducing the Western world to the mysteries of Ancient Egypt.