The 3,300-year-old monument has sat in the French capital's center for almost 200 years, but no one else noticed these strange encryptions.

Is this another piece of royal propaganda, or a secret code for the elite? Well, it's all a matter of perspective.

The Egyptian obelisk in Place de la Concorde in Paris may conceal hieroglyphic messages intended for the elite of ancient Egypt. These inscriptions, visible only from certain angles, glorify ...

Jean-Guillaume Olette-Pelletier says he has identified seven sets of crypto-hieroglyphs on the 75-foot-tall structure, which France received as a gift in 1836 ...

Ancient “propaganda” that was used to support the Egyptian pharaoh who is believed to be a major character of the Old Testament has been spotted in Paris, according to an expert.

One hundred and eighty-nine years ago, a spectacular 3,300-year-old Egyptian obelisk was erected in Place de la Concorde, Paris, after it had been gifted to France by the viceroy of Egypt.

Olette-Pelletier is an Egyptologist and, by chance, his daily walk took him past the Luxor Obelisk, the 3,000-year ... the intellectual elite of ancient Egypt could identify and understand.

A researcher discovered hidden messages called hieroglyphic cryptographies on the Luxor Obelisk in France ... also known as Ramses the Great—ruled Egypt for 66 years, and his reign is considered ...

The Temple of Luxor on the Nile.Credit: Egyptian Tourist Authority ... Luxor Temple is a complex of temples, courtyards, obelisks and sphinxes, onto which has been cobbled a Roman sanctuary ...

A researcher discovered hidden messages called hieroglyphic cryptographies on the Luxor Obelisk in France ... also known as Ramses the Great—ruled Egypt for 66 years, and his reign is considered ...