In 1830, Muhammad Ali Pasha, the governor of Egypt, issued a decree gifting the twin obelisks of the Luxor Temple to France. This gesture was intended to solidify the strategic alliance between the two nations—a partnership Ali deemed essential for his ambitious vision of propelling Egypt from its medieval roots into the modern era of …
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