Cleopatra's, klee oh PAT ruhs or klee oh PAY truhs, Needles are two famous obelisks (tall pillars of stone) from ancient Egypt. One stands in Central Park in New York City. The other stands along the River Thames in London. The obelisk in New York rises 69 feet (21 meters) and weighs 200 short tons (180 metric tons). The one in London is 681/2 feet (20.9 meters) tall and weighs 180 short tons (160 metric tons). Egypt gave the obelisks to the United States and Britain in the 1870's.