This collection gathers ancient and modern obelisks placed in squares, gardens, and monumental spaces, often with bases and inscriptions. It suits readers who want to understand how these monuments were reused over time and why they became urban landmarks.

Places: Obelisk (20)

• Baroque Rome: An Itinerary Through Churches, Piazzas and FountainsRoman Baroque is not a list of monuments. It is a system. Between 1623, when Urban VIII Barberini ascends to the papal throne, and 1667, when Alexa…
• Basilica of Santa Maria sopra MinervaBasilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva - Piazza della Minerva, 42, 00186 Rome RM
• Dogali ObeliskThe Dogali Obelisk is a monolith of red Aswan granite 6.34 meters tall, inscribed for the pharaoh Ramesses II and raised more than 3,000 years ago…
• Esquiline ObeliskThe Esquiline Obelisk is the red granite monolith planted in the middle of Piazza dell'Esquilino, behind the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, that…
• Flaminian ObeliskThe Flaminian Obelisk is the red granite monolith that rises in the middle of Piazza del Popolo, at the exact point where the three streets of the…
• Fountain of the Four RiversFountain of the Four Rivers - Piazza Navona Rome
• Lateran ObeliskThe Lateran Obelisk, in the center of Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, is the tallest Egyptian obelisk in the world: a monolith of red Aswan granit…
• Macuteo ObeliskThe Macuteo Obelisk is the small red granite monolith set in the middle of the fountain in Piazza della Rotonda, right in front of the portico of t…
• Montecitorio ObeliskThe Montecitorio obelisk is the red granite monolith that rises in the center of the square in front of the Chamber of Deputies, between the Panthe…
• Obelisco AgonaleThe Obelisco Agonale is the red granite monolith that rises in the middle of Piazza Navona, planted on the artificial rock of Gian Lorenzo Bernini'…
• Obelisco della MinervaThe Minerva Obelisk is the smallest of Rome's 13 ancient obelisks and, in all likelihood, the most photographed in relation to its height: a red gr…
• Obelisco SallustianoThe Sallustiano Obelisk is the red granite monolith that towers at the top of the Spanish Steps, in front of the facade of the church of Trinità de…
• Obelisco VaticanoThe Vatican Obelisk is the red granite monolith set in the middle of St. Peter's Square, in front of the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, in the hea…
• Obelisks of Villa TorloniaThe Obelisks of Villa Torlonia are two twin monoliths of pink Baveno granite, a little over 10 meters tall and weighing more than 22 tons each, rai…
• Piazza del PopoloPiazza del Popolo is a symbolic place for all Romans: many events, facts, myths and legends of the city have been linked to this square since ancie…
• Piazza del QuirinalePiazza del Quirinale is the most beautiful free panoramic terrace in the center of Rome, and nobody sells it to you as such because you don't pay f…
• Piazza San PietroPiazza San Pietro is the great colonnaded square that stands in front of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano, designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini b…
• Pincio ObeliskThe Pincio Obelisk rises in the middle of Viale dell'Obelisco, in the stretch of gardens that runs above Piazza del Popolo and links the panoramic…
• Quirinal ObeliskThe Quirinal Obelisk rises in the middle of the highest square in Rome, wedged between the two colossi of the Dioscuri holding back their horses an…
• The Obelisks of Rome: How Many There Are and Where to Find ThemRome is the city that keeps the largest number of obelisks in the world: 13 ancient monoliths still standing in its squares, plus a handful of mode…