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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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontifical Lateran University and Lateran Baptistery.

University
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The , also known as Lateranum, is a pontifical university based in . The university also hosts the central session of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. is situated 190 metres southwest of Lateran Obelisk.

Church
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The stands apart from the , , to which it has become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that Constantine the Great had been baptized there and enriched the structure.

Church
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The are a set of 28 white marble steps located in an edifice on extraterritorial property of the Holy See in , proximate to the Archbasilica of Saint John in Laterano. 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. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in . Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.

Neighborhood
is an urban zone in , Italy. Administratively, it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly both sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from railway station and ending at the area.

Lateran Obelisk

Latitude
41.88685° or 41° 53′ 13″ north
Longitude
12.50481° or 12° 30′ 17″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Height
46 metres (150 feet)
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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Satellite Map

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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”
  • 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 Letran”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de Letrán”
  • Turkish: “Laterano Dikilitaşı”

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