Cleopatra's Needle, a red granite obelisk west of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[1] is the oldest man-made structure in Central Park.[396] The needle in Central Park is one of three Cleopatra's Needles that were originally erected at the Temple of Ra in Heliopolis in Ancient Egypt around 1450 BC by the Pharaoh Thutmose III.[396][397][398] The hieroglyphs were inscribed about 200 years later by Pharaoh Rameses II to glorify his military victories. The needles are so named because they were later moved to in front of the Caesarium in Alexandria, a temple originally built by Cleopatra VII of Egypt in honor of Mark Antony.[399] The needle in Central Park arrived in late 1880 and was dedicated early the following year.[396][398][400]