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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 7995125, member: 128351&quot;]The Luxor obelisk has not been looted or stolen, it was a diplomatic gift from the Egyptian government to France in 1830. And Egypt was not under Ottoman rule, the country under Mehemet Ali had its own independent defence and diplomacy. In fact, Egypt offered both Luxor obelisks. The French built a specially designed ship for the transportation, the &quot;Louxor&quot;, who could sail from Toulon to Luxor and back to Paris on the Mediterranean, the river Nile, the Atlantic Ocean and the river Seine (under Paris bridges). She carried only one obelisk, which is on Place de la Concorde since 1836. The second obelisk waited for the French and remained French property until 1981, when president Mitterrand very officially gave it back to Egypt. And as far as I know the Egyptians never claimed this obelisk back, they know very well why it is now in France.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I am a little worried about the Bayeux Tapestry because it is going to be loaned to the United Kingdom. Macron should insist on this point : it&#039;s a loan, not a donation! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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