Luxor Obelisk Luxor Obelisk The Luxor Obelisk (French: "Obélisque de Louxor") is a high Ancient Egyptian obelisk standing at the centre of the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. It was originally located at the entrance to Luxor Temple, in Egypt. The Luxor Obelisk was classified as a historical monument in 1936. This site was the location of the metro station, Concorde. The Luxor Obelisk is over 3,000 years old and was originally situated outside of Luxor Temple, where its twin remains to this day. It first arrived in Paris on 21 December 1833, having been shipped from Luxor via Alexandria
Shahjalal International Airport Shahjalal International Airport Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, ( "Hôzrôt Shahjalal Antôrjatik Bimanbôndôr") , is the largest and most prominent international airport in Bangladesh. It is located in Kurmitola 11 miles (17 kilometres) in the northern part of the capital city Dhaka and it is also a part of "BAF Bangabandhu Base" used by the Bangladesh Air Force. The airport has an area of . The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) operates and maintains the airport. It started operations in 1980, taking over from Tejgaon Airport as the principal international airport of the country and was formerly known as Dacca