Sunday, April 03, 2011
Clock-tower
I think all have heard the unfortunate story of the giftexchange between the Egyptian king Muhammad Ali and French Louis-Philippe - who sent a clock in exchange for an obelisk. The obelisk dorns Place de la Concorde in Paris, while the clock, in the courtyard of the Muhammad Ali mosque has never worked.


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