Obelisco Vaticano
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Obelisco Vaticano is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Monte Salomone stands 778 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Il Cuore di Nerone, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Vatican Obelisk is an Egyptian obelisk, one of the thirteen ancient obelisks of Rome. This obelisk is located in St. Peter's Square, in Vatican City. It is the only ancient obelisk in Rome that has never fallen. Made of red granite, it has a height of 25.3 meters and, together with the cross and the base (composed of four bronze lions, by Prospero Antichi), it reaches almost 40 meters. It is of Egyptian origin, devoid of any hieroglyphs and titles. It is not known if the obelisk's inscriptions were erased before it was moved to Rome, or if it never had any. The obelisk comes, according to Pliny, from the city of Heliopolis on the Nile. Before coming to Rome, it stood at the Forum Iulii of Alexandria in Egypt. Emperor Caligula had it shipped to Rome in 40 AD, and placed it at the center of the Circus of Nero, the site of which is, in modern times, mostly in Vatican City. It remained in this position after the circus fell into disuse, occupied by a necropolis. In the 16th century it was moved next to the Old St. Peter's Basilica, at the Rotonda di Sant'Andrea.
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Wikidata Q1444766, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1586
- Height
- 27.5 m
- Inscription
- ECCE CRUX DOMINI - FVGITE - PARTES ADVERSAE - VICIT LEO DE TRIBV IVDA
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Il Cuore di Nerone: 0.0 mi
- Fontana di Maderno: 0.0 mi
- Portone di Bronzo: 0.1 mi
- Finestra dello studio del Papa: 0.1 mi
- Cappella Sistina: 0.2 mi
- Pope John Paul II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Santa Petronilla: 0.0 mi
- Leonardo di Noblac: 0.1 mi
- Teodoro di Amasea: 0.1 mi
- Caterina d'Alessandria: 0.1 mi
- Santa Cecilia: 0.1 mi
- Francesca Romana: 0.1 mi
- San Giorgio: 0.1 mi
- Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi: 0.1 mi
- Susanna di Roma: 0.1 mi
- Stanze di Raffaello: 0.2 mi
- Sacristia: 0.2 mi
- Galleria delle Carte Geografiche: 0.2 mi
- Museo Leonardo da Vinci: 0.2 mi
- Musei Vaticani: 0.2 mi
- Giardino Quadrato: 0.3 mi
- Giardino Roccioso: 0.3 mi
- Giardino Italiano: 0.4 mi
- Giardino Santa Brigida: 0.5 mi
- Giardino Americano: 0.5 mi
- Colle Vaticano: 0.4 mi
- Monte Ciocci: 0.9 mi
- Monte Mario: 1.6 mi
- Aventino: 1.7 mi
- Celio: 2.3 mi
- Giardino Francese: 0.4 mi
- Parco Adriano: 0.5 mi
- Passeggiata del Gianicolo: 0.9 mi
- Giardino Luigi Bigiarelli: 0.9 mi
- Giardino Ettore Troilo: 0.9 mi
- Cascata fosso Marrana: 6.2 mi
- Cascata della Mola di Veio: 9.0 mi
- Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 9.5 mi
- Pisciacavallo: 11.6 mi
- Mola di Formello: 13.2 mi
- Le Palme: 14.2 mi
- Bau Beach: 14.5 mi
- Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 17.9 mi
- Malibù: 19.4 mi
- Spiaggia libera: 21.2 mi
- Sorgente (non potabile): 15.1 mi
- Acqua Acetosa: 15.2 mi
- Fonte Levinosa: 20.0 mi
- Fontanile delle Zinne: 20.4 mi
- Fonte: 20.4 mi
- Parco Agricolo di Casal del Marmo: 4.1 mi
- Monumento Naturale Parco della Cellulosa: 5.2 mi
- Riserva Naturale della Marcigliana: 9.2 mi
- Monumento Naturale di Galeria Antica: 11.7 mi
- Oasi WWF di Macchiagrande: 13.2 mi
- Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 4.3 mi
- Area Picnic 1: 9.0 mi
- Area Picnic 2: 9.2 mi
- Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 14.5 mi
- Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 14.8 mi
- Rupe Tarpea: 1.5 mi
- Rupe del Parco Brin: 3.1 mi
- Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 3.1 mi
- Rupe del Lotto 6: 3.2 mi
- Falesia Ciampino: 9.9 mi
- Solfatara Diosilla: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Obelisco Vaticano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Salomone | ESE 117° | 778 m | 16.1 mi |
| la Montagnola | ESE 116° | 736 m | 15.4 mi |
| Monte Tuscolo | ESE 118° | 670 m | 15.0 mi |
| Colle dell'Acqua | ESE 121° | 555 m | 15.7 mi |
| Colle della Tartaruga (Colle Procolio) | ESE 121° | 516 m | 15.2 mi |
| Monte Razzano | NNW 346° | 431 m | 15.8 mi |
| Monte Crescenzio | SE 135° | 379 m | 13.7 mi |
| Monte Sant'Angelo | NNW 337° | 377 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:15 | 17:45 | 18:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:07 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (Europe/Rome).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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