Obélisque d’Arles

The Obélisque d'Arles is a 4th-century Roman obelisk, erected in the center of the Place de la République, in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Arles, France.

Photo: Wolfgang Staudt, CC BY 2.0.

Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hôtel de Ville, Arles and Church of St. Trophime, Arles.

Hôtel de Ville, Arles

Town hall

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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France, standing on Place de la République. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1920.

Church of St. Trophime, Arles

Church

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The Church of St. Trophime is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral located in the city of Arles, in the Bouches-du-Rhône Department of southern France.

Former archbishop’s palace (Arles)

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Barriol.

Luma Arles is an arts center in Arles, France created by the LUMA Foundation headed by Swiss arts patron Maja Hoffmann. It encompasses several renovated former railroad factories and the LUMA Tower, a 15,000 square meter tower building designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry for the LUMA Foundation.

Barriol

Quarter

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Barriol is a quarter.

Obélisque d’Arles

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Ancient roman obelisk in Arles
Categories: obelisk, building, tourism, historic site, and monument
Location: Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.67642° or 43° 40′ 35″ north

Longitude

4.6276° or 4° 37′ 39″ east

Height

20 metres (66 feet)

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8FM6MJGH+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 102114962

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=obelisk

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q44218

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Obélisque d’Arles” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Obélisque d’Arles”
Chinese: “阿尔勒方尖碑”
Dutch: “Obelisk van Arles”
French: “Aiguille d’Arles”
French: “obelisque d’Arles”
French: “obélisque d’Arles”
French: “Obélisque d’Arles”
Italian: “Aiguille d’Arles”
Italian: “Obelisco di Arles”
Occitan (post 1500): “Obelisc d’Arle”
Occitan (post 1500): “Obélisque d’Arles”
Portuguese: “Obelisco de Arles”
Spanish: “Obelisco de Arles”
Spanish: “Obelisco de Arlés”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place de la République and Service des Assemblées.

Nearby Places

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