Viceroy Muhammed-Ali of Egypt
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Muhammed Ali was the Viceroy of Egypt during the Ottoman Empire and was the one who gifted the Luxor Obelisk to France to solidify an alliance with them.
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Luxor Obelisk – Egypt in Paris
The story of the Luxor Obelisk begins in Egypt in 1392 BC, when the Pharoah Amenhotep III began building the Luxor Temple. It was completed during the reign of the Pharoah Tutankhamun or, as he is better known, King Tut. The Luxor Temple stands tall…