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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
Artworks
Parks
Peaks
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
Beaches: 21
  • 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
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: 15
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 IanoSE 125°938 m16.2 mi
Monte AraSE 125°782 m15.6 mi
Monte SalomoneESE 117°778 m15.0 mi
la MontagnolaESE 117°736 m14.3 mi
Trinità SS in AlgidoESE 117°710 m15.4 mi
Colle TondoESE 123°686 m15.7 mi
Monte TuscoloESE 119°670 m13.9 mi
Colle dell'AcquaESE 122°555 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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OpenStreetMap element node/1340656195

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