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.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Ancient roman obelisk in Arles
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St. Trophime, Arles and Hôtel de Ville, Arles.
Church of St. Trophime, Arles
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Hôtel de Ville, Arles
Town hall
Photo: Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include LUMA Arles and Barriol.
LUMA Arles
Neighborhood
Photo: MYR67, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Obélisque d’Arles
- Categories: obelisk, building, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Arles, Arrondissement of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.67642° or 43° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
4.6276° or 4° 37′ 39″ eastHeight
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
8FM6MJGH+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 102114962OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata 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.
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