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Column of Marcus Aurelius

The Column of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman victory column located in , , . A Doric column adorned with a detailed spiral relief, it was built in honor of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled after .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Roman victory column (completed 193)
  • Also known as: “colonne de Marc-Aurele”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piazza Colonna and Santi Bartolomeo ed Alessandro dei Bergamaschi.

Square
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is a piazza at the center of the in the historic heart of , . It is named for the marble Column of Marcus Aurelius, which has stood there since AD 193.

Church
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is a little church in in , Italy, next to Palazzo Wedekind. Originally it was named Santa Maria della Pietà, from the high relief over the door.

Obelisk
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The , 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. is situated 110 metres west of Column of Marcus Aurelius.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains).

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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Locality
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The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in .

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The of , home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.

Column of Marcus Aurelius

Latitude
41.90085° or 41° 54′ 3″ north
Longitude
12.47999° or 12° 28′ 48″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Height
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8FHJWF2H+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 201735339
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­column
Geo­Names ID
11822326
Wiki­data ID
Q265384
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Column of Marcus Aurelius” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمود ماركوس أوريليوس”
  • Armenian: “Մարկոս Ավրելիոսի սյուն”
  • Asturian: “Columna de Marco Aurelio”
  • Asturian: “Columna de Marcu Aureliu”
  • Basque: “Marko Aurelioren zutabea”
  • Belarusian: “Калона Марка Аўрэлія”
  • Bulgarian: “Колона на Марк Аврелий”
  • Catalan: “Columna de Marc Aureli”
  • Chinese: “馬可奧里略圓柱”
  • Croatian: “Stup Marka Aurelija”
  • Czech: “Sloup Marka Aurelia”
  • Danish: “Marcus Aurelius-søjlen”
  • Danish: “Marcus Aurelius‘ søjle”
  • Dutch: “Zuil van Marcus Aurelius”
  • Finnish: “Marcus Aureliuksen pylväs”
  • French: “colonne de Marc-Aurèle”
  • French: “Colonne de Marc-Aurèle”
  • Georgian: “მარკუს ავრელიუსის სვეტი”
  • German: “Mark-Aurel-Säule”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Μάρκου Αυρηλίου”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד מרקוס אורליוס”
  • Hungarian: “Marcus Aurelius-oszlop”
  • Italian: “Colonna Antonina”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Marco Aurelio”
  • Japanese: “マルクス・アウレリウスの記念柱”
  • Korean: “마르쿠스 아우렐리우스 원주”
  • Latvian: “Marka Aurēlija kolonna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marcus Aurelius-søylen”
  • Norwegian: “Marcus Aurelius-søylen”
  • Persian: “ستون مارکوس اورلیوس”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Marka Aureliusza”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna Antonina”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna de Marco Aurélio”
  • Romanian: “Columna lui Marc Aureliu”
  • Russian: “Колонна Марка Аврелия”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stup Marka Aurelija”
  • Slovak: “Stĺp Marka Aurelia”
  • Slovenian: “Avrelijev steber”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Marco Aurelio”
  • Spanish: “San Pablo”
  • Swedish: “Marcus Aurelius-kolonnen”
  • Thai: “เสามาร์กุส เอาเรลิอุส”
  • Turkish: “Marcus Aurelius Sütunu”
  • Ukrainian: “Колона Марка Аврелія”

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