Obelisk of Montecitorio information

The Obelisk of Montecitorio (Italian: Obelisco di Montecitorio), also known as Solare, is an ancient Egyptian, red granite obelisk of Psamtik II (595–589...

headquarters. The excavated obelisk of the Solarium Augusti, now known as the Obelisk of Montecitorio, was installed in front of the palace by Pius VI in...

of Santa Maria sopra Minerva The second Obelisk [of the pair of the Elephant and Obelisk], Urbino Obelisk of Montecitorio – Ancient Egyptian obelisk,...

recovered obelisk is now known as the Obelisk of Montecitorio. It was erected by the emperor Augustus, with the 30-meter Egyptian red granite Obelisk of Montecitorio...

Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. The...

Ancient Rome) Obelischi di Roma Obelisk of Psametik II and Augustus, erected by Pope Pius VI in Piazza Montecitorio Romeartlover.it: Obelisks of Rome...

brought to Rome in 10 BC by command of Augustus, together with the Obelisk of Montecitorio, and placed on the spina of the Circus Maximus, followed three...

Piazza Montecitorio is a piazza in Rome. It is named after the Monte Citorio, one of the minor hills of Rome. The piazza contains the Obelisk of Montecitorio...

Lateran Obelisk or Tekhen Waty in ancient Egyptian is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy...

reign of Sety I and the fourth side, under Rameses II. The obelisk, known as the Flaminio Obelisk or the Popolo Obelisk, is the second-oldest and one of the...

of the Four Rivers (1651) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, topped by the Obelisk of Domitian, brought in pieces from the Circus of Maxentius; the church of Sant'Agnese...

city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. The fountain, at the junction of three roads (tre vie), marks the terminal point of the "modern"...

The seven hills of Rome (Latin: Septem colles/montes Romae, Italian: Sette colli di Roma [ˈsɛtte ˈkɔlli di ˈroːma]) east of the river Tiber form the geographical...

copy of an Egyptian obelisk surmounted with the Pamphili family emblem of a dove with an olive twig. Collectively, they represent four major rivers of the...

and a huge bronze statue of Augustus. Vaults held up the roof and opened up the burial spaces below. Twin pink granite obelisks flanked the arched entryway;...

Mausoleum of Helena Mausoleum of Honorius Mausoleum of Maxentius Flaminio Obelisk Lateran Obelisk Obelisco della Minerva Obelisk of Montecitorio Domus Aurea...

[kolosˈsɛːo]) is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre...

Arch of Titus (Italian: Arco di Tito; Latin: Arcus Titi) is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the...

tallest obelisk in Rome and the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, weighing over 230 tons. Following the annexation of Egypt to...

of the Senate of the Italian Republic Palazzo Giustinani – the official residence of the president of the Senate Palazzo Montecitorio – the seat of the...

dedicated in the reign of Seti I "Mysteries of the Nile – A World of Obelisks: Rome". NOVA Online. Humphrey 1986, pp. 72–73. Dionysius of Halicarnassus described...

The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned...

Augustus with an Egyptian obelisk, and pyramids were built elsewhere in the Roman Empire around this time. During the construction of the Aurelian Walls between...

have been equidistant between the two ends of the circus). The obelisk at the centre of this circus's spina always remained standing, until it was re-erected...

for naming years. The Obelisk of Montecitorio is brought from Egypt to Rome by Emperor Augustus to be erected as a sundial gnomon of the Solarium Augusti...

to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire"...