Lateran Obelisk

The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in . It originally weighed 413 tonnes, but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes.
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  • Obelisk
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (180 feet)
  • …stands 46 metres (150 feet) tall
  • Description: obelisk from Karnak in Egypt, now in Rome, Italy

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Lateran University and Lateran Baptistery.
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University
The , also known… is situated 190 metres southwest of Lateran Obelisk.
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Church
The stands apart from the…
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Church
The are a set of 28 white marble steps… is situated 180 metres east of Lateran Obelisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Esquilino-San Giovanni.
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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.
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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in .
Neighborhood
is an urban zone in , Italy.

Lateran Obelisk

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Latitude
41.88685° or 41° 53′ 13″ north
Longitude
12.50481° or 12° 30′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FHJVGP3+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28273705
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­obelisk
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­obelisk
Geo­Names ID
11856556
Wiki­data ID
Q645181

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Lateran Obelisk” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مسلة لاتيران”
  • Armenian: “Լաթերանյան կոթող”
  • Armenian: “Լատերանյան սյուն”
  • Catalan: “Obelisc de Laterà”
  • Chinese: “拉特蘭方尖碑”
  • Czech: “Lateránský obelisk”
  • Dutch: “Lateraanse Obelisk”
  • Finnish: “Lateraaniobeliski”
  • French: “Obélisque du Latran”
  • Georgian: “ლატერანის ობელისკი”
  • German: “Lateranischer Obelisk”
  • Greek: “Οβελίσκος του Λατερανού”
  • Hebrew: “אובליסק הלטראנו”
  • Hungarian: “Lateráni obeliszk”
  • Indonesian: “Obelisk Lateran”
  • Italian: “Obelisco Lateranense”
  • Japanese: “ラテラノ・オベリスク”
  • Korean: “라테라노 오벨리스크”
  • Latin: “Obeliscus Constantii”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lateranobelisken”
  • Norwegian: “Lateranobelisken”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco Laterano”
  • Russian: “Латеранский обелиск”
  • Slovenian: “Lateranski obelisk”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de Letrán”
  • Turkish: “Laterano Dikilitaşı”

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