A few years ago, the Egyptian government threatened to repossess Cleopatra's Needle, the 69-foot-tall obelisk that was built around 1450 BC to honor Pharaoh Thutmose III, and ended up on a knoll in Central Park just behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1880. Well Egypt, Cleopatra's Needle is all yours—we can give it the shaft now that a new phallic monument has been erected in Central Park.



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cold, wet, & wild interval run today. spotted two grown men building a giant snow penis in central park. wish i brought my camera ⛄️ — Ryan (@ry_guy23) February 13, 2014

My dad found a giant snow penis in Central Park — BiaBia (@butthoels) February 15, 2014

The snow penis, which was apparently constructed sometime on Thursday during the snowstorm, is located in the East Green. It is one of eight designated "Quiet Zones" in Central Park, all the better to silently contemplate the vastness and vas deferens of this life.

This isn't the only impressive snow penis to go up in the tri-state area: three young woman from Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ spent a snow day constructing their own detail-oriented hammerquist. We should all be glad we live in a state that affords us the freedom to craft snow sculptures that truly reflect the passion of its creators.