Marconi Obelisk
The Obelisk of Marconi, or Obelisk of EUR, is an obelisk of Rome, counted among the most modern in the city together with the Obelisco Novecento and the obelisks of the Foro Italico, Villa Torlonia and Villa Medici.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Obelisk
- Description: obelisk in Rome
- Also known as: “EUR obelisk”, “Marconi obelisk”, and “Obelisco Marconi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo delle Civiltà and Palazzo dei Congressi.
Museo delle Civiltà
Museum
The Museo delle Civiltà is an Italian state museum in the EUR district of Rome. Museo delle Civiltà is situated 140 metres southeast of Marconi Obelisk.
Palazzo dei Congressi
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Palazzo dei Congressi is a building located in the EUR district of Rome, Italy. The palazzo was designed by Adalberto Libera for the 1942 Universal Exposition. Palazzo dei Congressi is situated 330 metres east of Marconi Obelisk.
New EUR Rome Convention Center
Convention center
Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New EUR Rome Convention Center is situated 310 metres south of Marconi Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Europa and Fonte Meravigliosa.
Fonte Meravigliosa
Neighborhood
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Fonte Meravigliosa is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km east of Marconi Obelisk.
Garbatella
Quarter
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Garbatella is an urban zone of Rome. It belongs to the Municipio VIII of Rome comune, Italy, in the Ostiense quarter of Rome. Its population counts nearly 45,000. Garbatella is situated 3½ km northeast of Marconi Obelisk.
Marconi Obelisk
- Category: building
- Location: Municipio Roma IX, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.83354° or 41° 50′ 1″ northLongitude
12.47084° or 12° 28′ 15″ eastInception
1959Height
44 metres (143 feet)Open location code
8FHJRFMC+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 44104109OpenStreetMap feature
building=obeliskOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskWikidata ID
Q52347536
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Marconi Obelisk” goes by many names.
- French: “obélisque de Marconi”
- French: “Obélisque de Marconi”
- Italian: “obelisco dell’EUR”
- Italian: “obelisco di Marconi”
- Italian: “Obelisco di Marconi”
- Portuguese: “Obelisco de Marconi”
- Spanish: “Obelisco de Marconi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Guglielmo Marconi and Museo delle Civiltà - Sezione Arti e tradizioni popolari.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Marconi Obelisk”. Photo: Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0.