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Season 234 - Day 9 of 14

Ancient Civilizations

Which name is commonly used for two ancient Egyptian obelisks now standing in London and New York, their slender, pointed shape inspiring the nickname despite having been carved over a thousand years before the monarch they reference?
Commissioned by Thutmose III, they were relocated in the 19th century as diplomatic gifts or engineering feats.

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