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Obelisco della Minerva

Obelisco della Minerva is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Colle Iano stands 938 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

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 Piazza della Minerva in Rome, adjacent to the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, where it stands today.

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Dates from 1667.

Wikidata Q826635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89797, 12.47756

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Peaks
Artworks
Waterfalls: 23
  • Cascata fosso Marrana: 5.2 mi
  • Cascata della Mola di Veio: 9.8 mi
  • Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 10.0 mi
  • Pisciacavallo: 12.3 mi
  • Cascata di San Bartolomeo: 12.9 mi
Springs: 17
  • Sorgente (non potabile): 14.1 mi
  • Acqua Acetosa: 14.2 mi
  • Fonte Levinosa: 20.5 mi
  • Fonte di Virginio: 20.9 mi
  • Fonte: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Beaches: 13
  • Le Palme: 13.3 mi
  • Bau Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 18.8 mi
  • Malibù: 20.5 mi
  • Spiaggia libera: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Rupe Tarpea: 0.5 mi
  • Rupe del Parco Brin: 2.5 mi
  • Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 2.6 mi
  • Rupe del Lotto 6: 2.6 mi
  • Falesia Ciampino: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 3.2 mi
  • Area Picnic 1: 9.7 mi
  • Area Picnic 2: 9.9 mi
  • Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 13.4 mi
  • Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Obelisco della Minerva. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Colle IanoSE938 m16.2 mi
Monte AraSE782 m15.6 mi
Monte SalomoneESE778 m15.0 mi
la MontagnolaESE736 m14.3 mi
Trinità SS in AlgidoESE710 m15.4 mi
Colle TondoESE686 m15.7 mi
Monte TuscoloESE670 m13.9 mi
Colle dell'AcquaESE555 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1517:4518:22
June solstice05:3620:0720:49
September equinox06:5818:3319:10
December solstice07:3515:5816:43

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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