This obelisk came from Luxor's temple
and can currently be seen in the centre
of the Concorde square in Paris
In 1831, the obelisk was offered
by the vice-king of Egypt to France,
but it was only erected in 1836
after Champollion's death.
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The uppermost piece, called a pyramidion, is a pyramid with a squared base with side 1.66 m and height 3.60m. What is its volume in m³, rounded to the nearest tenth?
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