Sallustiano obelisk
The Sallustiano obelisk is an obelisk installed at the top of the Spanish Steps, outside the Trinità dei Monti, in Rome, Italy, in the District of the Campus of Mars.- Type: Obelisk
- Description: obelisk in Rome
- Also known as: “Sallustian obelisk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spanish Steps and Trinità dei Monti.
Spanish Steps
Photo: Hugo DK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy, climb a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and the Piazza Trinità dei Monti, dominated by the Trinità dei Monti church, at the top.
Trinità dei Monti
Church
The Church of Santissima Trinità dei Monti, often called simply Trinità dei Monti, is a Roman Catholic late Renaissance titular church, part of a monastery complex in Rome.
Villa Medici
Photo: Laterbat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Villa Medici is a sixteenth-century Italian Mannerist villa and an architectural complex with 7-hectare Italian garden, contiguous with the more extensive Borghese gardens, on the Pincian Hill next to Trinità dei Monti in the historic centre of Rome, Italy. Villa Medici is situated 240 metres north of Sallustiano obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) and Modern Centre.
Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)
Locality
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The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.
Modern Centre
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The Modern Centre of Rome, home to the Via Veneto, Quirinale, Castro Pretorio, Repubblica, and Trevi neighbourhoods, is the city's hub of activity, especially shopping and nightlife.
Viminal Hill
Locality
The Viminal Hill is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome. A finger-shape cusp pointing toward central Rome between the Quirinal Hill to the northwest and the Esquiline Hill to the southeast, it is home to the Teatro dell'Opera and the Termini Railway Station.
Sallustiano obelisk
- Categories: historic site and monument
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.90615° or 41° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
12.48321° or 12° 28′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8FHJWF4M+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 202351242OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskWikidata ID
Q784104
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Sallustiano obelisk” goes by many names.
- French: “obélisque de la Trinité-des-Monts”
- French: “Obélisque de la Trinité-des-Monts”
- German: “Obelisco Sallustiano”
- Italian: “Obelisco Sallustiano”
- Latin: “obeliscu horotorum Sallustianorum”
- Russian: “Обелиск Саллюстия”
- Spanish: “Obelisco Salustiano”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Babington’s tea room and Keats–Shelley Memorial House.
Nearby Places
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