Elephant and Obelisk

Elephant and Obelisk is a statue of an elephant carrying an obelisk, designed by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It was unveiled in 1667 in the in , adjacent to the church of , where it stands today.
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  • Obelisk
  • …is a sculpture
  • Description: sculpture designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
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College
The is one of the Roman Colleges of the .
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Church
is a minor basilica church…
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Square
is a piazza in , , near the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.
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is the historic medieval and renaissance center of .
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Locality
The Capitolium or , between the …
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The of , home to the Via Veneto…

Elephant and Obelisk

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Latitude
41.89797° or 41° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude
12.47756° or 12° 28′ 39″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFXH+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1340656195
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made = obelisk
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type = sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q826635

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Elephant and Obelisk” goes by many names.
الفيل والمسلةArabic
Elefantearen obeliskoaBasque
Piazza della Minervaren obeliskoaBasque
象和方尖碑Chinese
Olifantje van BerniniDutch
Obélisque de la piazza della minervaFrench
Obélisque de la place de la MinerveFrench
Obélisque de la place de MinerveFrench
სპილო და ობელისკიGeorgian
Obelisco della MinervaGerman
Ελέφαντας και ΟβελίσκοςGreek
A Piazza della Minerva obeliszkjeHungarian
Obelisco della MinervaItalian
Pulcin della MinervaItalian
象のオベリスクJapanese
Obelisco do ElefantePortuguese
Обелиск МинервыRussian
Obelisco de la Piazza della MinervaSpanish
Minerveo DikilitaşıTurkish

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