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"That tall pink granite spike by the river, with a bronze sphinx crouched on either side, is Cleopatra's Needle. And almost everything about that name is a lie. It has nothing to do with Cleopatra. It was already a thousand years old when she was born."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at Cleopatra's Needle
This is just one of 9 stops on the How London Was Built tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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