Obelisk of Montecitorio

The Obelisk of Montecitorio, also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psamtik II from Heliopolis. Brought to with the in 10 BC by the Roman Emperor Augustus to be used as the gnomon of the Solarium Augusti, it is now in the Piazza Montecitorio.
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  • Obelisk
  • …lies at an elevation of 43 metres (141 feet)
  • …is also known as “Solare”
  • …stands 34 metres (111 feet) tall
  • Description: red granite obelisk

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza Colonna and Piazza di Monte Citorio.

Square
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is a piazza at the center of the… is situated 110 metres east of Obelisk of Montecitorio.

Square
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or Piazza Montecitorio is a piazza in Rome.

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The is an ancient Roman structure… is situated 120 metres southeast of Obelisk of Montecitorio.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of .

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the …

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The of , home to the Via Veneto…

Obelisk of Montecitorio

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Latitude
41.90068° or 41° 54′ 2″ north
Longitude
12.47867° or 12° 28′ 43″ east
Open location code
8FHJWF2H+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 629809742
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Geo­Names ID
11127345
Wiki­data ID
Q740755

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Obelisk of Montecitorio” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسلة مونتيسيتوريو”
  • Chinese: “蒙地奇托利歐方尖碑”
  • Dutch: “Obelisk of Montecitorio”
  • French: “obélisque du Montecitorio”
  • French: “Obélisque du Montecitorio”
  • Georgian: “მონტეჩიტორიოს ობელისკი”
  • German: “Obelisco di Montecitorio”
  • Greek: “Οβελίσκος του Μοντετσιτόριο”
  • Hebrew: “האובליסק של מונטצ’יטוריו”
  • Italian: “Obelisco di Montecitorio”
  • Latin: “Obeliscus Solaris”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco de Montecitório”
  • Russian: “Обелиск Монтечиторио”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Obelisk Montecitorija”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de Montecitorio”
  • Turkish: “Montecitorio Dikilitaşı”

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