Hyde Park Obelisk

Hyde Park Obelisk is an obelisk located in Hyde Park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It sits at the intersection of Elizabeth Street and Bathurst Street. Unveiled in 1857 by the then Lord Mayor, George Thornton, it serves as a sewerage vent designed to eliminate noxious gases from the sewer by moving them above street level.

It was modeled on Cleopatra's Needle on the banks of London's River Thames. The overall structure is 22 metres high, which comprises a square sandstone base 6.5 metres high. The vent at the top is a filigreed bronze pyramid. It is also jokingly referred to as Thorton's Scent Bottle.

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Jackson Tsai
20 January 2015
Monumental landmark helped me to navigate on foot as to which direction to go left or right
Jackson Tsai
20 January 2015
A Central Park located within the city and great place to lay out a picnic
Fairoosh A
30 January 2015
Free Wifi and nice big ground for the kids to run around. Also it's alcohol free.
Chris Hosking
20 May 2012
The inscription at the top says; 'Enter the embrace of Anubis willingly, and you shall live beyond the coming of Ra.'
Eric Andersen
24 January 2014
Look up and take a photo!
Gorgy Nad
8 September 2014
A very beautiful park!
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