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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  • Type: Obelisk
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: sculpture designed by Gianlorenzo Bernini
  • Also known as: “Obelisque de la piazza della Minerva”, “Obélisque de la piazza della minerva”, “Obélisque de la place de Minerve”, and “Pulcin della Minerva”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy and Santa Maria sopra Minerva.

College
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The is one of the Roman Colleges of the .

Church
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is a minor basilica church…

Square
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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 .

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the …

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The of , home to the Via Veneto…

Elephant and Obelisk

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.
  • Arabic: “الفيل والمسلة”
  • Basque: “Piazza della Minervaren obeliskoa”
  • Chinese: “象和方尖碑”
  • Dutch: “Olifantje van Bernini”
  • French: “obélisque de la piazza della Minerva”
  • French: “Obélisque de la place de la Minerve”
  • Georgian: “სპილო და ობელისკი”
  • German: “Obelisco della Minerva”
  • Greek: “Ελέφαντας και Οβελίσκος”
  • Hungarian: “A Piazza della Minerva obeliszkje”
  • Italian: “obelisco della Minerva”
  • Italian: “Obelisco della Minerva”
  • Japanese: “象のオベリスク”
  • Portuguese: “Obelisco do Elefante”
  • Russian: “Обелиск Минервы”
  • Spanish: “Obelisco de la Piazza della Minerva”
  • Turkish: “Minerveo Dikilitaşı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cappella del transito di Santa Caterina da Siena and Teatro Rossini.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Minerva Roof Garden and Pit Stop Ferari.

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